Like most meanings in the Bible this can change depending on context to a meaning perverted into the opposite. Instead of a mind full of knowledge and love of the neighbor, the love can be twisted around to pride in one's own self-intelligence and lead toward evil instead of good. The elders and chief priests who sat in judgment on Jesus in Caiaphas' house show the other side of the representation. Elders are mentioned in the Bible mainly in two ways: First the elders of Israel: and second the 24 elders seated about the throne of God in Revelation. In both cases, they mean wisdom, which comes from using the truths we've learned to do what's right in our everyday lives. The elders of Israel mean the chief things of wisdom in the church called Israel. The elders mentioned in Revelation 4 mean the wisdom of the highest heavens, and by extension the whole of the heavens.

Title: The Arm of Jehovah (Isaiah 53)

Topic: First Coming

Summary: An exploration of Isaiah 53, John 1; 16:26, and 17:5, 24 from a Swedenborgian perspective. The key to it all is to see that Jesus is not a separate person; He IS "the arm of Jehovah."

Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.

References:
Isaiah 53:8, 10
John 1:1, 10, 14; 16:28; 17:5, 24; 16:12, 25
Luke 9:22-23
1 Corinthians 15:31
Isaiah 43:10-11; 42:8; 44:6, 8; 45:5-6, 21-22; 46:9; 48:11
Ezekiel 20:1-3
Isaiah 59:1; 63:5; 65:2
Exodus 6:6
2 Kings 17:36
Psalms 89:8, 21, 36
Jeremiah 32:17, 21
Ezekiel 20:33
Luke 1:51
John 12:37-41; 1:1; 16:25; 17:5, 24