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Aionian Punishment

Diodore, Bishop of Tarsus 2026-04-18

Diodore of Tarsus was a fourth-century bishop, theologian, and exegete associated with the Antiochene school. He was known for a more literal approach to biblical interpretation and later became a controversial figure in debates around Christology.

Early Church Fathers God's Judgement – Punitive or Restorative?

“For the wicked there are punishments not perpetual, . . . but they are to be tormented for a certain brief period, according to the amount of malice in their works. They shall therefore suffer punishment for a short space, but immortal blessedness, having no end, awaits them; . . . the penalties to be inflicted for their many and grave crimes are very far surpassed by the magnitude of the mercy to be showed them. The resurrection, therefore, is regarded as a blessing, not only to the good, but also to the evil.”

Source: Diodore, Bishop of Tarsus – Died A.D. 390