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.