Arcana Coelestia #475

475. Verse 2 Male and female He created them, and blessed them, and called their name Man, on the day when they were created.

'Male and female' means the marriage of faith and love. 'Calling their name Man' means the Church, which in a particular sense is called Man.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

John 3:19

¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.