Note that both the Jehovah's witnesses, the Mormons and the Seventh Day Adventists believe they are the remnant church. The only true church.
Remnant = "What is left of a community after it undergoes a catastrophe".
The Mormons call themselves the
Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
I should have done more research. It was not quit right of me to put it that way. The Remnant Church of the Later Day Saints is a split off of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
"The Remnant Church considers itself to be a remnant of the Church of Christ as founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, and not the RLDS Church, thus being the "one true church"." - Wikipedia.
It is a fairly recent branch of Mormonism formed back in 2000, but as a result of policy and leadership changes in the 1970's and 1980's.[Edited June 23rd 2015. New text in italics.]
Joseph Smith believed via his vision that he was to be the prophet designated from God to bring about the one true church, the remnant church of the Lord.
This is divisive. The truth doesn't belong to just one particular denomination.
lds.org goes on to call the church established by Joseph Smith the True Church, as if those that are established after it, or before it are false churches...
The Organization and Destiny of the True and Living ChurchAlso a quote from lds.org:
As a young boy in 1820, Joseph Smith wanted to know which church was true. As he searched the Bible for help, he read that he should ask of God. Acting on this counsel, Joseph went into the woods near his home and prayed. Suddenly, a light shone above him and Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him. When Joseph asked which church he should join, the Savior told him to join
none of the churches then in existence because they were teaching incorrect doctrines. Through this experience and many others that followed, the Lord chose Joseph to be His prophet and to
restore the gospel of Jesus Christ and His Church to the earth.[
Source]
They believe the Gospel was
lost to the world, and that they are now the only ones in possession of it. That is has been restored by Joseph Smith. It flies right in the face of our Lord, when He said Satan would not prevail over the church (Matthew 16:18.).
The 144 000 of the Jehovah's witnesses. Today the Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that only 144,000 of their people are going to make it to heaven. “Does the Bible show that some people will go to heaven? Yes, the Bible does teach that a limited number go to heaven for a special reason.” (Watchtower 2/15/1984 p.4)
The remnant church is a visible, historical, organized body characterized by obedience to the commandments of God and the possession of a unique end-time gospel proclamation. Adventists have traditionally equated this "remnant church" with the Seventh-day Adventist denomination.
A distinct but related concept is the eschatological remnant, which will be manifest shortly prior to the second coming of Jesus. The "remnant church" is understood to act as a catalyst for the formation of this group. The eschatological remnant will consist of some (but not all) constituents of the present "remnant church", together with a cohort of believers from other (that is, non-Adventist) churches. Only members of the eschatological remnant will be saved through the end-times.
Traditionally, Adventists have also applied the symbol of "Laodicea" to themselves, a self-criticism as being "lukewarm" in the faith (Revelation 3:15-16).
The Adventist doctrine of the end-time remnant is based primarily upon Revelation 12:17, which states:
"And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." (King James Version)
An estimated 90% of Adventists believe "The Adventist Church has a special mission to proclaim God’s last message to the world", according to estimates of local church leaders in a 2002 worldwide survey.
The church manual also outlines two alternative baptismal vows for candidates who are entering into church membership. The final question of the traditional longer vow (question 13) asks the candidate:
"Do you accept and believe that the Seventh-day Adventist Church is the remnant church of Bible prophecy and that people of every nation, race and language are invited and accepted into its fellowship? Do you desire to be a member of this local congregation of the world church?"
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has traditionally identified itself as the end-time "remnant church" described in Revelation 12:17. Two of the identifying marks of the remnant listed in this verse are that they "keep the commandments of God" and have the "testimony of Jesus". It is held that the "commandments of God" refer to the Ten Commandments, which includes the fourth commandment regarding the seventh-day Sabbath. In addition, Revelation 19:10 equates "the testimony of Jesus" to the "Spirit of prophecy", which Adventists believe is a reference to the ministry and writings of Ellen G. White. The Adventist church is therefore unique in possessing these two identifying marks of the remnant church.
[Edited May 2nd 2016. Links added.]Eternal torment or annihilation?"How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin?" 
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