924. 21:27 But there shall not enter it anything unclean, or that creates an abomination or a lie. This symbolically means that no one is received into the Lord's New Church, which is the New Jerusalem, who adulterates the goods in the Word and falsifies its truths, and who does evils deliberately and so also devises falsities.

Not to enter in means, symbolically, not to be received, as before. Something unclean symbolizes spiritual licentiousness, which is an adulteration of the Word's goodness and a falsification of its truth (nos. 702, 728). For this is absolutely unclean and impure, inasmuch as the Word is absolutely clean and pure, and it is defiled with evils and falsities when it is corrupted. That adultery and licentiousness correspond to an adulteration of the Word's goodness and a falsification of its truth may be seen in nos. 134, 632. To create an abomination or a lie means, symbolically, to do evils and so also to devise falsities. Abominations symbolize evils of every kind, especially those named in the Ten Commandments (no. 891), and a lie symbolizes falsities of every kind, here the falsities that accompany evil, which in themselves are evils. Thus they are falsities used to justify evil, which are the same as evils affirmed.

A lie symbolizes doctrinal falsity because that is what a spiritual lie is. To create a lie, therefore, symbolically means to live in accordance with doctrinal falsities.

[2] That a lie in the Word symbolizes doctrinal falsity may be seen from the following passages:

We have made a covenant with death, and with hell we have produced a vision... ...we have made a lie our refuge, and in falsehood we have hidden ourselves. (Isaiah 28:15)

Everyone deceives his neighbor, and they do not speak the truth; they have taught their tongue to speak a lie. (Jeremiah 9:5)

...this is a rebellious people, lying children..., who will not hear the law of Jehovah. (Isaiah 30:9)

Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams..., and tell them in order to lead My people astray by their lies... (Jeremiah 23:32)

The diviners see a lie, and speak false dreams. (Zechariah 10:2)

(The diviners) see vanity and a lying divination... Therefore..., because you speak vanity and see a lie, behold, for that reason I am against you..., (so that) My hand is against the prophets who speak... a lie. (Ezekiel 13:6-9, cf. 21:29)

Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lying and robbery. (Nahum 3:1)

In the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a shocking obstinacy, committing adultery and walking in lies. (Jeremiah 23:14)

From the prophet even to the priest, everyone devises lies. (Jeremiah 8:10)

(In Israel) they have devised lies. (Hosea 7:1)

You are of your father the devil... He was a murderer from the beginning..., because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own, for he is the speaker of a lie and the father of it. (John 8:44)

Here, too, a lie means falsity.

891. 21:8 "But the fearful, faithless, and abominable." This symbolizes people who have no faith and no charity, and are consequently caught up in evils of every kind.

The fearful symbolize people who have no faith, as will be seen next. The faithless symbolize people who have no charity toward the neighbor, for they are dishonest and deceitful, thus faithless. The abominable symbolize people who are caught up in evils of every kind, for abominations in the Word symbolize in general the evils listed in the last six of the Ten Commandments, as can be seen in Jeremiah:

Do not trust in lying words, saying, "The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah are they... Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, and swear falsely..., and then come and stand before Me in this house...(while you) do... these abominations?" (Jeremiah 7:2-4, 9-11)

And so also everywhere else.

That the fearful symbolize people who have no faith is clear from the following:

(Jesus said to His disciples,) "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" (Matthew 8:26, cf. Mark 4:39-40, Luke 8:25)

(Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue,) "Do not be afraid; only believe, then (your daughter) will be made well." (Luke 8:49-50, cf. Mark 5:36)

Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32)

The same are meant by those told not to be afraid in Matthew 17:6-7; 28:3-5, 10; and elsewhere.

It can be seen from all these passages that the fearful, faithless, and abominable symbolize people who have no faith and no charity, and who are consequently caught up in evils of every kind.