Number of Memorial Partakers increasing rapidly
144,000 has a religious significance for Jehovah’s Witnesses because they believe this small number represents the total number of humans who have a “heavenly hope” and will reign with Christ in heaven. Those with this “heavenly hope” take part of the symbols during the annual celebration of the “Lord’s Evening Meal”, or “Memorial of Christ’s Death”. Every year the Watchtower Society publishes the number of these “Memorial Partakers”.
Because the Watchtower Society teaches that ” … the number of anointed ones on the earth has decreased over the decades… ” (Watchtower Feb 15 2009 par.14 pp.27-28) it is remarkable to see the number of “Memorial Partakers” is rising despite these recent remarks in The Watchtower. Don’t the brothers on Bethel’s writing department consult the annual service reports? In 2008 there was almost a 10% increase in the number of Partakers over 2007! According to the latest service report there were 9986 “Memorial Partakers” in 2008.
This was not a new trend because there were increases in the previous years too. The lowest number of “Memorial Partakers” that the Watchtower Society reported was 8524 in 2005. The number has gone up every year since then. In 2008 the number of Partakers is 17% more than three years before.
The decreasing number of “The Remnant” has long been seen as a proof that we live in the “Last Days”:
“Six Convincing Lines of Evidence” that we are in the Last Days. … Sixth, the number of genuine anointed disciples of Christ is dwindling, though some will evidently still be on earth when the great tribulation begins. Most of the remnant are quite elderly, and over the years the number of those who are truly anointed has been getting smaller.” (Watchtower 2000 Jan 15 p.13)
But the number of “The Remnant” is actually increasing rapidly.
Watch the following video for a better insight into this subject:

@yireh Dear yirehglodyte, hope you can understand english despite your absolute and gross and shameful ignorance. so,
je-SHIT-hovah’s throat is my personal crapper, pisser, puker and dump and the bible my toilet paper.
stick both shitty things deep up into your broken and shredded filthy jehovordure ass
todas estas personas que se expresan asi de nuestro maravilloso creador el que traera venganza sobre los que practican apostasia y sobre los fornicadores e idolatras sobre los que se dejkan dominar por la lujuria y la avidez los que no tienen el temor piadoso de jehova seran barridos y seran abono para la tierra. para que cuando las personas mansas que temen amorosamente a jehova vivan eternamente sobre el paraiso venidero. se que estas personas fueron testigos de jehova y ayhora atacan en contra por que estan dominados por el espiritu de satanas,por que no fueron capaz de renunciar a sus propios deseos el deceo de la carne y el deseo de los ojos como menciona 1 de juan 2:15 en adelante. pero jehova quien es mas poderoso que cualquier ser humano que supera en poder al propio satanas les hara saber que el es el todo poderoso y traera venganza sobre los apostatas y cuando vean que se estan cumpliendo las profecias de nuestro rey jesucristo que mateo 24 mencionan que tienen que suceder es alli donde sera su llanto y el crujir de dientes.
@Sergeant
I believe the real issue here is not what God decides to do, but that the Watchtower claimed that part of the sign of the end of days was a DECREASE in annoited participating in the Memorial. However, there has been an INCREASE. The issue is not God, it’s the Watchtower.
@Sergeant Dearest sergeant, please, wish a blood transfusion to that sick and foul whore of your mother and of your wife and of any of the jehovagina jehowhore jehovordure rat-cum addicts of your rotten clan of pitiful, pathetic, grovelling and crawly slaves of the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger.
no matter how you try not to sound a jehovordure you do sound just like one alright.
LIKE ALL JEHOVORDURES YOU ARE ASHAMED OF YOUR BROKEN-SPHINCTERS CULT.
OH YEAH, JEHOVORDURES ARE THE ONLY SUBTERRENEAN SEWER SLUDGE CULT WHO ARE ASHAMED OF THEIR SHAMEFUL, RIDICULOUS, PATHETIC, PITIFUL, EMBARRASSING, DISGUSTING, LOATHSOME, STINKNING, FOUL SHITEATING GOD AND SHITEATING INNOCENT CHILDREN CORPSES OBSESSED GOVERNING BLOOD BODY.
SHAME ON YOU MURDERERS, LOVERS OF THE MOST MONSTRUOUS GORE, BLOODBATHS, DEPRAVITY AND APPALLING DEGRADATION.
Interesting reading – once again I have to say that arguing and speculating over this situation is a waste of time – I God wants 144,000 brought from the earth then let him have them, it is His choice and those chosen will be blessed, if God wants 24 elders then again that is His choice, those chosen will also be blessed in the assignment he provides and if that is to rule over the earth as kings and priests then so be it….who are any of you to judge God on that issue. If he provides a paradise earth for the meek or the ‘great crowd of unnumbered individuals to inherit then again so be it. If I recall though there is a scripture that God would take out of the tribes of the earth a nation for His name sake, and if his name is Jehovah then what concern is it of all of you to question who or what that nations name might be, if these people are a witness to their God Jehovah then the name Jehovah’s witnesses might make sense. If not, then if the Bible is to be believed there will come a time when all of this will be proved true or not, if you happen to be on the “not” side well maybe its time to do as one of the providers of the comments said ‘do some real intense research’. An again hey Otto you mentioned that the bible might be in your opinion be nothing but an ad infinitum toilet paper – you go for it, I recall reading in there I believe at Hebrews chapter 4 verse 12 that according to God his word is sharper than an two edged sword – so pal go use maybe you might be needing that blood transfusion that that 15 year old didn’t take that you made your opinion in a rather foul manner known.
@Allan McLeod Dear Allan, one question: what religion are you? or how do you define yourself?
another thing:
the bible is nothing but used and recycled ad infinitum toilet paper. do you agree with this statement?
do you agree with this statement: je-SHIT-hovah is the crapper, pisser and spitter box of the universe?
do you believe that jesus the fucking shithole christ is the shittiest shit ever to be thrown up by shithole monsters?
THey will reign from heave because that’s what the Bible says in Rev 5:9:10
@Sheila Rae
@Markus
why is then that in Hebrews 11:32-33 says that David was a rightous man? Does the Bible say that about you or me? I think not. Once again I will choose to believe what the bible says.
Do you know what I find most interesting about religion. It’s that they all teach the same lies. Christians / Ancient Babylon / Ancient Egypt / Hindus / Budists
Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity Trinity
Cross Cross Cross Cross Cross
Heaven For good Same same same same
Immortal Soul Same same same same
Virgen Mother of God Same same same same
Hell Hell Hell Hell Hell
I find it very strange that you don’t expose these doctrines that have been around since the time of Nimrod. I find it very strange that The Cristian religion can’t even defend the most basic scripture in the whole entire BiBle. “The Lords Prayer”
1st it says to Glorify the name of the Father not the titles. Jehovah or Yahweh being his name. Not the Son. Not the Holy Spirit. Not the Pope. Not the Virgen Mary. The opposite of what YOU TEACH. 2nd that we are to pray until GODS or Jehovahs kingdom come to earth. The OPPOSITE of what YOU TEACH. SATAN is the Father of the lie. Therefore would be teaching the OPPOSITE of the truth. Once again,if you can’t even defend the LORDS PRAYER but teach the OPPOSITE. Why do you think God would allow you to understand the rest. @ Rev. 14:3 the bible says that 144000 would be bought from the earth. Rev 5:9-10 says they will be ruling over the earth. A specific #. Rev 7:9 speaks of a Great Crowd. A non specific #. So when Jesus says in Matt 5:3 its says the a people aware of their spiritual need have a hope of the Heaven. Matt 5:5 says that there is another people, a meek people, will inherite the earth. The OPPOSITE of what you TEACH. I choose to believe what Jesus says, not the OPPOSITE. Luke 12:32 says the little flock have been approved of the kingdom of the heavens or the 144000 (Matt5:3). John 10:16 says (JESUS SAYS) and I have another fold (or the Great Crowd)Matt 5:5. So if you read the Bible from front to back you will see that it all goes back to the Lords prayer. 7210 times originally the bible in Hebrew and Greek used Jehovas/Yawehs name goes stright to glorifying the Fathers name. When David/Isaiah/Jerimiah/Jesus/ all spoke of a hope of life on earth. This is going back to the Lords Prayer. The OPPOSITE of what Religion teaches. Satan teaches the OPPOSITE of the truth. John 15:19 onward shows that his followers would be a hated people. Why would they be hated? Jesus said “The truth will set you free” or the OPPOSITE of what the world believes. 1 John 5:19 says the whole world is in the power of the wicked one(SATAN). Therefore, when the whole world teaches in the Trinity/Cross/Heaven/Hell/Virgen Mother of God/Imortal Soul and Satan is the Ruler of the World, there’s a reason for this. Satan does not what you to know the TRUTH. I have researched most religions, I found that they come from the same owner, or SATAN. That is why they always teach very similar things. I have also notted that in their same books, that they admit to the fact that ORIGINALLY what they teach came from a pagan DOCTRINE. The Bible says that THE FOUR WINDS WON’T BE RELEASED UNTIL THE 144000 have been sealed for the 2nd time. No one has the right to say when that is other then God himself. Man does not have this right to say who goes to heaven and who stays on earth. God does however give us the right to know how many will go to heaven. What Jehovahs Witnesses say is that in 1935 is that the # of the Great Crowd would be the ones that are to be gathered, at least the majority. The reason their have been Over 50,000 in the last 100 years is because the truth was hidden from man ever since the 2nd-3rd century. You cannot be an anoited of the Christ unless you have the TRUTH, or the OPPOSITE of what SATAN teaches. That is why very few were chosen from the 3rd century onward. Even Daniel suports this when it’s mention that the secrets would be a secret until the appointed time, or the last genereation. The OPPOSITE of what you teach. Even the Apostle Paul said that there would be a great apostasy first, or the Trinity/Hell/Heave/Cross/Virgen/Imortal Soul. This was this GREAT APOSTASY. Please, if your going to bash someone, if your going to try to treat someone like the Jews treated Jesus, at least think about WHY your doing this. Have you researched all world religions and found out that they teach something very close to what you teach? Have you searched for this TRUTH as I did? Are you the most hated on the earth as Jesus was, or are you teaching what the rest of the world teaches? Do you teach the same or the OPPOSITE using the BIBLE and 100% able to defend the most Basic scripture “The Lords Prayer”? The Lords Prayer teaches the opposite. Do you? Please, know that the hate of someone is a quality from Satan. Love however can conquer. Why not expose these GREAT lies first and realize that we are all under GODS undeserved kindness. Anyone who is great in their own eyes is someone not worthy in the eyes of God. The TRUTH should be the most important thing to us since Jesus said The Truth will set you FREE. We aren’t free unless we have this truth, or the OPPOSITE of what the world teaches. I hope you take this to heart, and make sure that this truth is the only thing that is important to you untill God finally does this 2nd sealling on these presious 144000 that are suffering and dying just to speak this TRUTH. One more thing. Abraham was a friend of god. The 144000 are adopted sons of god. That’s why no-one before Crist had this priveledge. He was the first as the bible says. So when the BEAST or the United Nations destroys the HARLOT or The world empire of false religion, and the Bible says to have not part of her if you do not want to share in her plagues. This is something we should be making sure of that we are no part of. This prophecy is starting to happen right now publicly. Maybe you should make sure you are hated by this world too.
Check this out:
http://www.carm.org/lords-supper-and-144000-anointed – The Lord’s Supper and the 144,000 Anointed Class of Jehovah’s Witnesses
interesting topic you got here!
@Aaron Uchenna
to aaron my-ass-uchenna:
dear stupid there’s no hatred in people like us that just state the truth about the squirts-god: jehovordure. that’s the god you like, so good for you! keep worshiping the dung, nobody hates you only pity you for your pathetic predicament.
Am happy that you know the significance of the number 144,000 but quite sure you dont fully appreciate why the bible categorically associate that number with members christ bride.
If you have chosen you would go to heaven,nobody will argue with you for you have the right to believe anything you want.
The noise you made about the witnesses belief in your thesis is obviously immaterial and lack substance in all ramification.
We expect dissenting voices and bitter criticism from people like yourself for Jesus himself was virulently opposed and he said that his true followers will be object of hatred by people of the nations like yourself. But instead of inflicting so much pain and anguish on yourself why not get yourself acquainted with more productive enterprise?
I pray for Jehovah’s undeserved kindness for you and his grace to be upon you so that you will come back to your senses like the 1st century Apostle Paul.
Thank you.
I love you all as brothers and sisters and will continue to seek Jehovah always.
@Sheila Rae
You quote only but a few verses from the good book which already raises a number of question as least to an enquiring mind.
Here we have a known, convicted murderer (David) and he has a covenant with GOD.
It seems the quote ‘For evil doers shall be cut off’ does not really count. David who is guilty of killing a good friend and colleague so he could fuck his wife does really count as he was favored by the Lord.
Double standard here, as Biblegod Jehovah, Jah or whatever you call him is as guilty as sin.
Shiela Rae I suggest you read and understand scriptures before you post them, as we are unlike the JW sheep with which you are familiar.
Cheers,
Markus
“And they will certainly become my people, and I myself shall become theirGod. And I will give them one heart, and one way in order to fear me always for good to them and to their sons after them. And I will conclude with them an indefinitely lasting COVENANT, that I shall not turn back from behind them, for me to do them good, and the fear of me I shall put in their heart in order not to turn aside from me. And I wll exult over them to do them good and I WILL PLANT THEM IN THIS LAND in trueness with all my heart and with all my soul.” Jeremiah 33:38-41
Most of the numbers in Revelation are symbolic. More likely than not, the number 144,000 is a number which represents a much larger number. For example, the 7 spirits of God, is that a literal number or a number which represents a much larger number. The 24 elders sitting around the throne of God, is 24 a literal number or a number which represents a much larger nunber? The Governing Body would say, that these “represents a much larger number.” So why do they say that 144,000 DOESN’T also represent a much larger number?
The Governing Body taught for many years that 1935 was the year that closed the heavenly door. They now admit that they were wrong. So what makes one believe that they are right about the number 144,000 being a literal number?
A much closer examination shows that there is no heavenly hope. That is, no ones home is going to be up in heaven. The kingdom COMES to the earth. The expression “heavenly kinggdom” merely means that it is a kingdom which orignates from God and is not a kingdom ‘OF THIS SATANIC REALM’. This is why Jesus said” “my kingdom is not OF THIS WORLD”. It will be a different world, because Satan will no longer be ruling but God will.
Here is a Scripture which shows that the 144,000 is just a symbolic number:
“And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, ‘Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers. As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.’ ” Jeremiah 33:19-22
And what makes the Governing Body think that the “anointed” will reign FROM HEAVEN? They will reign with Christ ON THE EARTH:
“And they will certainly become my people, and I myself shall become theirGod. And I will give them one heart, and one way in order to fear me always for good to them and to their sons after them. And I will conclude with them an indefinitely lasting COVENANT, that I shall not turn back from behind them, for me to do them good, and the fear of me I shall put in their heart in order not to turn aside from me. And I wll exult over them to do them good and I WILL PLANT THEM IN THIS LAND in trueness with all my heart and with all my soul.”
As we know, the Governing Body claims that the NEW COVENANT is only for those who they claims will have THE HEAVENLY HOPE.
But why does the above Scripture say that Yahweh (Jehovah) will “PLANT THEM IN THIS LAND.”?
As I said, a deeper Bible study shows that no one will be having their home up in heaven, but mankinds home is right here on the earth.
“The heavens, even the heavens are the LORDS; but THE EARTH hath He GIVEN TO THE SONS OF MEN.” Psalms 114:16
Thanks for sharing this video. It just goes to show how Jehovah’s Witnesses are being misled by the leaders of the Jehovah’s Witness Organisation.
Sheila Rae
This is the reason why Jesus said at Matthew 5:5: “The meek WILL INHERIT THE EARTH.”
“But the meek SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.” Psalms 37:11-12
“Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way he should choose. His soul will abide in prosperity, and his descendants WILL INHERIT THE LAND. The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him AND HE WILL MAKE THEM KNOW HIS COVENANT.” Psalms 25:12-14
“For evil doers shall be cut off; But those that wait upon the LORD, THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.” Psalms 37:9