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It is commonly assumed -- and widely portrayed by [[Hollywood]] -- that [[Jesus]] suffered most during the [[Passion]], including the [[Crucifixion]].

It is commonly assumed -- and widely portrayed by [[Hollywood]] -- that [[Jesus]] suffered most during the [[Passion]], including the [[Crucifixion]].

But afterward Jesus is traditionally held to have visited [[Hell]]<ref>Traditional wording of the [[Nicene Creed]] is "He descended into Hell". There He is thought to have freed the Hebrew patriarchs; although this belief is de-emphasized by many modern Christians, the "harrowing of Hell" is repeatedly alluded to in Dante and was a common subject in [[Renaissance]] painting.</ref>, and by His own accounts that is much worse than anything on [[Earth]]. Did Jesus suffer more in visiting [[Hell]]?

But afterward Jesus is traditionally held to have visited [[Hell]]<ref>Traditional wording of the [[Nicene Creed]] is "He descended into Hell". There He is thought to have freed the Hebrew patriarchs; although this belief is de-emphasized by many modern Christians, the "harrowing of Hell" is repeatedly alluded to in Dante and was a common subject in [[Renaissance]] painting.</ref>, and by His own accounts that is much worse than anything on [[Earth]]. Did Jesus suffer more in visiting [[Hell]]? It seems unlikely, since he has the keys of Death and Hell, and the greatest suffering of a prisoner is inability to escape the prison. (Revelation 1:17-18).

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