The Biblical focus of this ministry is to spread a knowledge of our wonderful God and His Son Yeshua. We do this by teaching about the Sabbath and annual feasts, prophecy (especially as it relates to soon-coming world events), and general Bible knowledge. Our beliefs center on the only true God, and Yeshua our Messiah, whom He has sent. We believe that:

1. Yeshua is the Divine, only-begotten Son of Yehovah (1 Corinthians 8:4-6, Colossians 1:19, Philippians 2:11, Hebrews 1:1-13) who humbled Himself to live and die among us. He did this to reveal the love and character of His Father; to demonstrate that fallen man, through the power of His Spirit, could live according to the Father’s will (Matthew 6:10); and make provision for our redemption by taking our penalty for sin upon Himself (Galatians 4:4-5, Philippians 2:5-11, Hebrews 2:9,14-18; 9:22,28). His death was the fulfillment of the sacrificial system, having obtained eternal redemption for sin (Hebrews 9:12).

2. Yeshua inspired, and is revealed, throughout the entire Scriptures which are to be our guide (Psalm 119:105, Psalm 119:160, John 5:39, 2 Timothy 3:16-17). Yeshua has spoken through His prophets (1 Peter 1:10-12), giving insights, hope and courage for victorious Christian living and for end-time events. While many prophecies had meaningful applications throughout history, many, especially in Daniel and Revelation, have their fulfillment in the end of this world (Daniel 12:4, Luke 21:7-28, Romans 15:4, Revelation 1:1,3, Romans 15:4).

3. Yeshua is the source of the new birth experience through the power of His Spirit (John 3:3-5, Colossians 2:13) and offers the free gift of His righteousness to all who accept Him by faith (Romans 3:21-26, 5:1-2). When we accept Yeshua as our Messiah, we are grafted into the house of Israel, and therefore we are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promises given to Abraham (Ephesians 2:12, 19; 3:6, Galatians 3:29).

4. Yeshua is now active as our heavenly Priest and Intercessor in the true sanctuary in heaven, of which the former earthly temple was a type. The heavenly sanctuary and its services encompass YHWH’s plan of salvation (Psalm 77:13, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 8:2, 1 John 2:1). At Yeshua’s death and resurrection, the earthly temple, with its animal sacrificial system, was “finished” (John 19:30). Yeshua presented Himself before the Father in the heavenly sanctuary as the sin offering, and was found acceptable, therefore bringing an end to the animal sacrificial system that for 4,000 years had pointed forward to His death (Revelation 13:8).

5. By Word and example Yeshua taught that His commandments, statutes and judgments are lovingly given for our protection and instruction and will be kept as the fruit of our love and loyalty to Him (Leviticus 18:4-5, 20:8,22; Deuteronomy 6:2, 11:1; Ezekiel 36:26-27; John 14:15; Revelation 22:14).

6. Yeshua is the Creator of the world and established the seventh-day Sabbath (sundown Friday to sundown Saturday) as a memorial of His creative power, as a sign that sets His people apart, and as a time for rest and fellowship with Him (Exodus 20:8-11; 31:13, 17, Colossians 1:15-18, Hebrews 4:4-10). He also established annual festivals at creation for us to develop an intimate relationship with Him and His people (Genesis 1:14). They would serve as times of celebration of His goodness to His people. When man fell, the festivals took on an additional purpose. He used these appointed times to teach His plan of salvation (Leviticus 23:1-44).

7. Through His baptism, Yeshua gave us an example of how His death and resurrection may be applied to the lives of all believers (Matthew 3:15, Mark 1:9-10, Romans 6:3-5).

8. Through His Spirit, Yeshua gives various spiritual gifts to members of His body that they may function as an effective whole for the blessing of His people. These gifts are also for the empowering of the ministry for the purpose of “perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.” (Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 12:1-31).

9. Yeshua is coming back very soon to raise the righteous dead, now unconscious in their graves (Ecclesiastes 9:5-6,10). At the same time, He will give immortality to the living elect. He takes them to his Father’s house to live and reign with Him 1000 years (John 13:36, 14:1-3, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Revelation 1:7). The wicked who are alive at His Second Coming will be destroyed (Revelation 19:11-21).

10. Yeshua will reign with the redeemed for 1000 years in heaven, at which time they will judge the twelve tribes (Matthew 19:28), and the world and angels (1 Corinthians 6:2-3). At the end of the 1000 years, the wicked will be raised to face eternal judgment (Revelation 20:5), culminating in the second death (Revelation 20:11-15). The New Jerusalem will descend prior to the death of the wicked. After their eternal destruction, God will create a new heaven and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness. This is the final fulfillment of the fall festival types and the restoration of all things, which is the answer to Yeshua’s prayer “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10, Revelation 20:1-15 and Revelation 21:1-27). This demonstrates the righteousness of God in that His people are asked to partake of the judgment so that when He must do “His strange act” (Isaiah 28:21) in the destruction of sin and the wicked who “had pleasure in unrighteousness” (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12). All of the universe will understand that there was no other way. This ensures that sin will not rise up a second time (Nahum 1:9).

As you no doubt know, just about everyone who has advanced in their understanding of truth had to come out of somewhere to get to where they are today. Tom is no exception to this rule. He has come to grips with the concept that the reformation that began hundreds of years ago is still in process.  We hope that people are more interested in where the Spirit is leading Tom today than when his quest for truth began in 1983. With Yah’s grace and Spirit, all of us collectively will continue growing into more truth throughout eternity.

Tom was the middle child in a family with seven children, raised as a Catholic until his early teens. When the family left the church, he gave little thought to spiritual or religious matters for the next decade or so.

In his twenties, he was introduced to the Seventh-day Adventist church through evangelistic meetings that his brother had discovered. In these meetings, Tom learned about the Sabbath and many of the Torah requirements, such as clean and unclean meats. The changes he implemented into his life did not set well with many family members, so in an effort to make sure he was on the right path, he searched his Bible with an intense desire for truth. In these in-depth Bible studies, it didn’t take him long to discover the feasts (around 1987). These discoveries brought him in conflict with the Seventh-day Adventist church. Additionally, as you get more and more into Tom’s end time prophetic teachings you will soon discover that they are not in line with the Adventists’ historicist view of prophecy.

Despite these two major differences of understanding, Tom still has a heart for Adventist believers, hoping to bring them to a greater understanding than what they have now. In this pursuit, he wrote a book on the festivals geared specifically to help Seventh-day Adventists understand how the festivals fit into God’s plan. This book has been instrumental in helping many Seventh-day Adventists grow in their understanding to accept God’s holy days. (If you are Seventh-day Adventist, or trying to share the festivals with someone who is, see the book Restoration of God’s Festivals in our web store.) He has two books regarding prophecy: The Wise Shall Understand: Daniel and Revelation, a detailed book on Daniel and Revelation, citing every verse, that will hopefully help Adventists grow in their understanding of the future fulfillment of Daniel and Revelation, and Re-Examining 1844: A Better Understanding.

As of 2024, Tom has written or co-written five books, all available on our web store. He has two books on the festivals (the one mentioned above geared to Seventh-day Adventists, Restoration of God’s Festivals, and one geared to all other faiths, Reclaiming God’s Festivals). His most detailed prophecy book is The Wise Shall Understand: Daniel and Revelation, where he combines the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation with the typology of the festivals in their fulfillment. Not only does this give a clearer picture of the end-time prophecies, but it completely explains the various timeline dates given by Daniel and John the Revelator. His fourth book, The Character of God, addresses the false teaching that God does not kill. He lays out the danger inherent in a misunderstanding of God’s loving character when He is required to perform His “strange act” of destroying sin, and consequently all those who cling to it, for eternity. His latest book, Re-Examining 1844: A Better Understanding was written to encourage Seventh-day Adventists to move forward in their prophetic understanding, to be more in line with Biblical teaching.

Every teaching that Tom does is for the purpose of helping people better understand God and His ways. We have a large video and article library that we hope you will view and share as the Spirit leads you.

The mission of Camp Tamiyd is first and foremost to preach the everlasting gospel in preparation for our coming King of Kings, Yeshua. That message includes educating His people of their need to prepare their arks of safety with like-minded people, wherever they are, for the greatest time of trouble this world has ever seen (Daniel 12:1, Matthew 24:20-21, Revelation 12:6, 14), which precedes His Coming.

Camp Tamiyd was named after the one appointed time most responsible for building a relationship with Yehovah and His Son, Yeshua – the daily (morning and evening) hour of prayer and worship (Acts 3:1). “Tamiyd” is the Hebrew word translated “daily” or “continual” in texts such as Numbers 28:3-4, Daniel 8:11-13, and Daniel 12:11. This time reminds us of our continual, daily need of Yeshua, our sacrifice. For more on the daily, see our article, found here.

Camp Tamiyd is a wilderness outpost ministry whose focus is to encourage and help prepare people to meet Yeshua, our coming King. The ministry is located on private property and is home to Tom and Judy Stapleton and a few families who feel a burden to help spread this end time prophecy and preparation message. The preparation we advocate is threefold: first and foremost spiritual, then mental, which prompts physical preparation. When not travelling to other locations by invitation, we hold festival events at Camp Tamiyd. Church groups are also welcome to inquire about rental of the camp for private events.

If you believe that God is calling you out of the cities and into the country, do not delay or make the mistake of thinking that others are building your ark of safety for you. Remember Hebrews 11:7 – Noah prepared an ark for the saving of his household. Scripture gives no indication that Noah was to prepare for anyone who wanted to get on board. Genesis 6:18 is clear that it was Noah and his family who were to go into the ark. Our ministry is willing to share what we have learned with others who are also busily preparing to start homesteads for the saving of their household or community. For more on community, see our article, found here.

Yeshua tells us that the end times will be as in the days of Noah (Matthew 24:37, Luke 17:26-27). God took care of Noah by telling him of the coming storm, and to build and gather what he would need to ride out that storm (Genesis 6:14, 21). Remember that God supernaturally closed the door of the ark a full week before the first raindrop fell (Genesis 7:10, 15-16). Those who are waiting for the tribulation before preparing will likely find it too late to get out of the system. We are told that the just shall live by faith (Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17). Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and not yet seen (Hebrews 11:1). If the Holy Spirit is impressing you to leave the the cities, now is the time for you respond in faith. If you are feeling the conviction that it is time for you to get out of population centers, that is an indication that now is the time for you to take action and begin preparing. The Holy Spirit is on time, every time. He will make a way if we choose to allow Him to do so. It will take work on your part, but it must be through His guidance. Those who try to move forward on their own, without the Holy Spirit’s direction, often bring upon themselves and their family a time of trouble before the actual time of trouble. If the ministry at Camp Tamiyd can help give you some direction, please contact us to discuss.