The anointed as a class were foreordained when Jehovah purposed for the seed of the woman to bruise Satan in the head. Jehovah also prescribed the requirements they must meet, the work they would do, and the testing they would undergo.
स्त्रीची संतती सैतानाचे डोके फोडील असा यहोवाने संकल्प केला तेव्हाच एक वर्ग या नात्याने अभिषिक्‍त जणांना पूर्वनिश्‍चित केले होते.