5222. The Lord compared the Kingdom of God to yeast [Matt. 13:33], to a person gathering weeds [ibid. 24ֳ0], and also to a net [ibid. 47ֵ0]. All these things are presented visually and seen in the other life. As regards yeast, an evil spirit is sent into societies on mountains, crags or hills, and rouses desires, as a result of which the whole multitude as it were ferments, certain ones acting in unity with him, certain not, certain disagreeing. Those who act in unity (with him) turn their face in that direction, those who do not turn their face away. Then all who turned their face (to him) are gathered into a group and thrown out of the mountain or crags into hell. This is the bundling of weeds. The ones who are thrown down to that place appear as if dragged in a net, and thus they are brought down to the place where they will be.