The End Of Death And Death

Ecce tabernaculum Dei cum hominibus, etc. Ipse Deus erit electis aeternae beatitudinis praemium, quod ab eo possessi possidebunt in aeternum. Et absterget Deus omnem lacrymam ab oculis eorum. Tanta illius civitatis et tam celsa de Dei munere claritas apparebit, ut nulla remaneant vestigia vetustatis. Quandoquidem et corpora coelestis incorruptio sublimabit, et mentes aeterni Regis pascet intuitus. Et mors ultra non erit, etc. Praedixerat enim mortem in stagnum ignis missam. Nam etiam sic eadem potest sententia intelligi, ut, sancta civitate novissimo judicio glorificata, dolor, luctus, et mortalitas tantum in gehenna remaneant. Sanctus Beda, Explanatio Apocalyspsis, Liber III, Caput XXI Source: Migne PL 93.194d-195a

Behold the tabernacle of God with men... 1 God Himself shall be the reward of the eternal blessedness of the elect, which gaining from Him they shall possess forever. And God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes... So great shall appear the light of that city and the high gift of God, that there will remain no trace of what has passed. When bodies are glorified by heavenly incorruption, then even the vision of the eternal king shall feed minds. And death shall be no more... He has spoken of the death which sends into the lake of fire. 2 So it is possible to understand the same meaning, that with the holy city glorified in the last judgement, grief, sorrow and mortality shall be found in hell alone. St Bede, Commentary On The Apocalypse, Book 3, Chapter 21 1 Apoc 21.3 2 Apoc 20.9