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Matthew 13:42

Western Saints

Thomas Aquinas

And shall cast them into the furnace of fire. The punishment of loss is the deprivation of the divine vision. But the punishment of sense is touched upon when it says and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; Apoc 21:27: there shall not enter into it anything defiled. And he shall cast them, i.e., the Son of man by his judicial power, into the furnace of fire; hence it will be said: depart, you cursed, into everlasting fire. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. …

Commentary on Matthew ↗

Remigius of Rheims

In these words is shown the reality of the resurrection of the body; and further, the twofold pains of hell, extreme heat, and extreme cold.

Catena Aurea by Aquinas ↗