JWs completely misrepresent the 144,000, from who they are to what they do and when. Whilst there is no reason to believe it is actually a real group, the Bible presents quite a different view of the 144,000 to that of JWs. For example, the Bible says it is the ‘great crowd’ who rule as kings and priests for 1,000 years, whereas the 144,000 rule as kings (but not priests) forever.