Lot returned sorrowfully to the angels and repeated the story of his failure. Then the angels commanded him to arise, and take his wife and the two daughters who were yet in his house, and leave the city. But Lot was sad; the thought of leaving his children and his wife, for she refused to go without them, almost broke his heart. They would all have perished in the terrible ruin of Sodom, had not the Lord, in His great mercy, sent His angels to the rescue. {4T 111.1}

Lot vente sorgfuldt tilbage til englene og gav beretning om sit mislykkede forsøg. Da påbød englene ham at stå op og tage sin hustru og to døtre, som stadig var hjemme, med; og forlade byen. Men Lot var bedrøvet. Tanken at forlade børnene og sin kone, for hun nægtede at gå uden børnene, sønderbrød hans hjerte. De ville alle være gået fortabt i Sodomas frygtelige ruin, hvis Herren ikke, i sin store barmhjertighed, havde sendt sine engle til undsætning.