The apostle Paul, himself a member of the anointed “little flock, ” explained:“ As for us, our citizenship exists in the heavens, from which place also we are eagerly waiting for a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. ”
आज जिवंत असलेल्या अभिषिक्‍त शेषजनांप्रमाणेच, पहिल्या शतकातील अभिषिक्‍त जनांचे पृथ्वीवरील वास्तव्य हे कायमचे नव्हते.