2 Nephi 24:17

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17 And made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, and opened not the house of his prisoners?

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Opened not the house of his prisoners

Babylon does not give exit permits gladly.

Neal A. Maxwell

Moses 7:23-26

23 And after that Zion was taken up into heaven, Enoch beheld, and lo, all the nations of the earth were before him;

24 And there came generation upon generation; and Enoch was high and lifted up, even in the bosom of the Father, and of the Son of Man; and behold, the power of Satan was upon all the face of the earth.

25 And he saw angels descending out of heaven; and he heard a loud voice saying: Wo, wo be unto the inhabitants of the earth.

26 And he beheld Satan; and he had a great chain in his hand, and it veiled the whole face of the earth with darkness; and he looked up and laughed, and his angels rejoiced.

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I had to look up to see what Elder maxwell stated concerning this verse myself "That opened not the house of his prisoners."

Elder Neal A. Maxwell observed:

"Lucifer is permissive on most things, but not on granting passports for citizens to leave his realm." (DOD, 12.)

Yet, I could assessed to say, 'once one has been caught up (captured) in wickedness, it is very difficult to escape.'