'Look not back behind thee,' as in Genesis 19:17, means that Lot, who represents the good of charity, should not look to matters of doctrine. 'To look up,' is to look to celestial things. In Genesis 18:22, looking signifies thinking because seeing denotes understanding.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 2245)

Title: The Lampstand

Topic: Salvation

Summary: The lampstand in the tabernacle is an image of a permanent capacity in our minds to see God.

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

References:
Exodus 25:31-40; 26:35; 27:20-21; 35:10-14; 37:17-22; 39:37; 40:3-4, 24-25
Leviticus 24:1-4
Numbers 8:1-4
1 Kings 7:48-49
2 Kings 4:9-11
2 Chronicles 4:6-8, 19-22
Psalms 119:104-105
2 Chronicles 13:11
Zechariah 4
Matthew 5:8, 14-16; 25:1-12
Mark 4:21-23
Luke 11:33-36
Ephesians 1:17-18
Revelation 1:12-174, 20; 2:1-5; 11:4
Matthew 18:10
Acts of the Apostles 2:25