"As more and more of the conference attendees died off, the faithful became increasingly excited about soon seeing Jesus. Fifty-four years after the prophecy, they made a check-off list of attendees to show who was still alive and who was deceased—because it was prophesied that Jesus would return while some of them were still alive."
As the number of conference participants dwindled, the devoted followers became increasingly optimistic about soon encountering Jesus. Forty-four years after the prediction, they compiled a roster of living and deceased attendees to illustrate that some would be present when Jesus reappeared.