The old group that seems to never die off. In private conversations with a GB member he told me that maybe 1/4 are true annointed. I had this confirmed from others who have asked. But, still with younger ones and time going on - the number will never decrease. You have all seen the wording of articles and recent QFR - this covers their back for younger GB members. Heck, in 20 years there will be a GB member who is only 25 right now. On a side note - check out this reasoning from an old QFR in the 50's - amazing points to coverup Christians in the earlier days.
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w521/15p.62Questions From Readers
According to the article “Hated for His Name” in the September 1, 1951,
Watchtower, hundreds of thousands of Christians died in the “ten persecutions”
starting in Nero’s time, 144,000 dying in Egypt alone during one of the persecutions.
How can this be harmonized with the Scriptural limitation
of 144,000 placed on the number being in Christ’s body, and which position was the
only one open to Christians during those centuries?—J.A.,Dominica Republic.
The article did not class with any finality the individuals that died during these persecutions, but spoke of the results in a general way. Note that a key qualification was made in the case referred to in the question: “In the province of Egypt alone, 144,000 such professed Christians died by violence in the course of this persecution, in addition to another 700,000 who died as a result of fatigues encountered in banishment or under enforced public works.” The victims are identified as “professed Christians”, not Christians in fact. Many of those persons might have been caught in the wave of persecution, but may never have actually preached the truth or followed in Jesus’ footsteps, being only professed Christians. They knew the world they lived in was rotten and they were listening to the message of the Christians and willing to die for it even though not in line for the high calling in Christ Jesus. Many professed Christians today might be willing to die for their faith, but still not be Jesus’ footstep followers and meeting the Scriptural requirements for such.