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And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
Note 6 at Acts 1:15: Jesus appeared to His followers eight different times after His resurrection (see note 2 at Acts 1:3, p. 572). In one of these appearances, He was seen by over 500 brethren at one time (1 Cor. 15:6). Therefore, it is of special interest that there were only 120 waiting in the upper room for the coming of the Holy Ghost.
Either Jesus did not command all of those to whom He appeared after His resurrection to wait in Jerusalem for the baptism of the Holy Ghost, or just as with His church today, not all His followers were obedient.
