In John 14:6, 'the way' is doctrine, 'the truth' is every thing pertaining to doctrine, and 'the life' is the essential good which is the life of truth.

(Referencat: Arcana Coelestia 2531)

307. In the heavenly meaning, "father" stands for our Lord Jesus Christ and "mother" stands for the communion of saints, meaning his church that is scattered throughout the entire world. The following passages show that the Lord is the Father:

A Child is born to us; a Son is given to us. His name will be called God, Hero, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)

You are our Father. Abraham did not know us and Israel did not acknowledge us. You are our Father; our Redeemer from everlasting is your name. (Isaiah 63:16)

Philip said, "Show us the Father. " Jesus says to him, "Those who see me see the Father. How then are you saying, Show us the Father? Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. " (John 14:7-11; 12:45)

The following passages show that in the heavenly meaning mother stands for the Lord's church:

I saw a city, the holy New Jerusalem, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Revelation 21:2)

The angel said to John,

Come. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb,

and he showed him the holy city Jerusalem (Revelation 21:9-10).

The time for the Lamb's wedding has come; his bride has prepared herself. Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb. (Revelation 19:7, 9; see also Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19-20; Luke 5:34-35; John 3:29; 19:25-27)

"The New Jerusalem" means the new church that the Lord is establishing today (see Revelation Unveiled 880-881). This church, not the one before it, is the "wife" and "mother" in this sense. The spiritual offspring that are born from this marriage are acts of goodwill and true insights related to faith. The people who have these things from the Lord are called "children of the wedding," "children of God," and "those who are born of him. "