Claim. The 124 Couples correspond to the 120 followers gathered after Jesus’ ascension and stand for the worldwide nation, with the additional four couples indemnifying previously-married families that Jesus’ providence could not restore.
Elaboration. SMM connects the number to Pentecost’s 120 and to the UN’s member-count: “Of the 124 Couples, four couples were previously married from before. Their Blessing was for the purpose of restoring both the position of the fallen families and the family that Jesus had tried to establish” (2.1. History of the 36, 72, and 124 Couples, 17-216, 1967.1.1). The 124 Couples completed a three-tier hierarchy: “The 72 Couples become the foundation for the race, and from this a global nation can be established based upon this foundation. … the original foundation that was laid based on the 12 tribes and 72 disciples can become the center of a nation, but not the world” (ibid, 84-144, 1976.2.22). At their Blessing, “the number of member countries in the United Nations should also have been 124, and surprisingly, that was the case” (ibid, 110-123, 1980.11.10). This numerical correspondence is read providentially: the worldwide nation came of age in the 1960s along the 36-72-124 ladder.
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