Lii. Of Eternal Punishment
LII. OF ETERNAL PUNISHMENT
Will the sentence of the Sovereign Judge with regard to the lost be carried out by the demons?
Yes; the lost will immediately be seized by the demons and dragged to hell, where in addition to their own sufferings they will be tormented for ever by the demons (LXXXIX. 4).
Will the fact that the lost have now their bodies be a new cause of suffering?
Yes, for henceforth they will suffer not only in their soul but also in their body; but the suffering of the body will not be the same for all, for the punishment will be proportionate to the number and gravity of sins committed by each one (XCVII. 1, 5).
Will the sufferings of the lost ever cease or become less intense?
No, because their will is fixed in evil, and hence they will always be in the same state of wickedness (XCVIII. 1, 2; XCIX. 1).