14
And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.
Genesis 19:14
Arcana Coelestia #2414
2414. Verse 17. And it came to pass when they were leading them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not back behind thee, and stay not in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. “And it came to pass when they were leading them forth abroad,” signifies the state when they were being withheld from falsity and evil; “that he said, Escape for thy life” signifies that he should take thought for his eternal life; “look not back behind thee,” signifies that he should not look to doctrinal things; “and stay not in all the plain,” signifies that he should not linger in any of these doctrinal matters; “escape to the mountain,” signifies to the good of love and of charity; “lest thou be consumed,” signifies that if he should do otherwise he would perish.
