In Deuteronomy 28:53, this signifies the troubles which come to people who do not keep the Lord's Laws in His Word, and who thus cut off their access to good and truth. (Arcana Coelestia 2851[10])

In Matthew 7:13, 14, this signifies that the life which leads to heaven is one that acknowledges from the heart the Divinity of the Lord and all divine truths. (Heaven and Hell 534)