I'm referring to the actual number of "anointed Christians." The total limit is 144,000, no more, no less. Then it's a sealed deal and Armageddon can proceed. Well, supposedly, ALL first century Christians were anointed, (well into the thousands) then there were "likely" some during the dark ages, then up to modern times, the 1870's and forward. The count has fluttered around 8 or 9 thousand since the 1970's, but of course there have been thousands who have died since the 1870's.
When I was baptised, there was a person with a note pad right before the baptismal pool who asked "anointed or other sheep?" I sheepishly answered "other sheep" and then got baptised.
Is there some sort of registry kept at the world headquarters as to the identities and actual count of professed anointed?
144,000 sounds like a lot of people, but it really isn't many in the big picture.
Is there a mathematical way to approximate the number of those who have lived an average life-span and then died since the 1870's? Better yet, is there an actual tally kept at Bethel?