Kinda reminds me of the totally illogical explanation provided in the Revelation Climax book for Revelations 20: 7-9 (NWT)
7. Now as soon as the thousand years have been ended, Satan will be let loose out of his prison,
8 and he will go out to mislead those nations in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Ma´gog, to gather them together for the war. The number of these is as the sand of the sea.
9 And they advanced over the breadth of the earth and encircled the camp of the holy ones and the beloved city. But fire came down out of heaven and devoured them.
As most are us a aware the WTBS generally teaches that the 'Holy Ones' are the Anointed / 144,000 / Spiritual Israel, etc and after the Great Tribulation they will be transported up to heaven to rule with Christ. However the above verses mention that the Holy Ones are in fact on earth and will be confronted by Satan. So after reading the verses many will logically conclude that the 144,000 / anointed are still on earth and have not been raptured. After-all who else could the Holy Ones be?
The WTBS inconsistently explains it this way! Interestingly within the same chapter of the Revelation book two definitions are provided for the Holy Ones. Excepts from the CD-Rom:
*** re chap. 40 pp. 288-289 par. 8-9 Crushing the Serpent's Head ***
"And I saw thrones, and there were those who sat down on them, and power of judging was given them." (Revelation 20:4a) Who are these ones sitting on thrones and ruling in the heavens with the glorified Jesus? They are "the holy ones" that Daniel described as ruling in the Kingdom with the One "like a son of man" (Daniel 7:13, 14,18) They are the same as the 24 elders who sit on heavenly thrones in the very presence of Jehovah. (Revelation 4:4) They include the 12 apostles, to whom Jesus gave the promise: "In the re-creation, when the Son of man sits down upon his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also yourselves sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel." (Matthew 19:28)
*** re chap. 40 p. 292 pars. 24 Crushing the Serpent's Head ***
"The beloved city" must be the city that is spoken of by the glorified Jesus Christ to his followers at Revelation 3:12 and that he calls "the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which descends out of heaven from my God." Since this is a heavenly organization, how could those earthly forces 'encircle' it? In that they encircle "the camp of the holy ones." A camp is outside a city; therefore, "the camp of the holy ones" must represent those on earth outside the heavenly location of New Jerusalem who loyally support Jehovahís governmental arrangement. When the rebels under Satan attack those faithful ones, the Lord Jesus regards it as an assault on him. (Matthew 25:40, 45) "Those nations" will try to wipe out all that the heavenly New Jerusalem has accomplished in making earth a paradise. So in attacking "the camp of the holy ones," they are also attacking "the beloved city."
*** re chap. 42 p. 304 par. 12 A New Heaven and a New Earth ***
The great crowd out of all nations also look to this promise. They too must conquer, loyally serving God until they come out of the great tribulation. Then they will enter into their earthly inheritance, 'the kingdom prepared for them from the founding of the world.' (Matthew 25:34) These and others of the Lord's earthly sheep who pass the test at the end of the thousand years are called "holy ones." (Revelation 20:9) They will enjoy a sacred and filial relationship with their Creator, Jehovah God, as members of his universal organization.- Isaiah 66:22; John 20:31; Romans 8:21.
In conclusion
From the above we see that according the WTBS the "Holy ones" can be what ever they decide in order to support their doctrine.
Either:
1. Anointed, 144,000
2. Great Crowd who survive the 'final test'
