AR 543, 545 - The Doctrine of the New Church; AR 544 - Goodness Is To be Practiced

AR 543

She bore a male Child.
(Revelation 12:55)

This symbolizes the doctrine of the New Church.

A son in the Word symbolizes doctrinal truth,
and also an understanding of
and consequent thought about
truth and goodness.
A daughter, on the other hand,
symbolizes the goodness taught by doctrine,
and also a willing of
and consequent affection for
truth and goodness.
A male child, moreover,
symbolizes truth conceived in the spiritual self
and born in the natural one.

The reason for this is
that generations and births in the Word
symbolize spiritual generations and births,
all of which relate in general to goodness and truth.
For nothing else is begotten and born
of the Lord as husband
and of the church as wife.

AR 544

. . . when charity is set aside,
no goodness is practiced,
and where there is no goodness,
evil is present instead.

AR 545

And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.
(Revelation 12:55)

This symbolizes the Lord's protection of the doctrine,
because it was to be for the New Church,
and its being guarded by angels in heaven.