Art Bell- used to listen to him when driving or working the overnights.
Yiour idea has some merit, best explanation I have seen.
The last part about left behind, is possible, but I fear the hell on earth has not begun. It will get much worse.
Oh it absolutely will. But think about it, would it not be far more torturous to let the reality of Hell dawn on people a little at a time rather than just dumping thm in the fire?
Let people see the fire coming and know there’s no way to avoid the swim.
To me, that would be more ‘Hell”.