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ALEX DESCENDS INTO HELL FOR A BOTTLE OF MILK

Dies irae, dies illa
Dies irae, dies illa
Tuba mirum spagrens sonum


(English Translation)
That day of wrath, that day
That day of wrath, that day
The trumpets wonderous calls, sounding abroad
That day will be a day of ​wrathー
a day of distress and anguish,
a day of trouble and ruin,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blacknessー
a day of trumpet and battle cry.
Zephaniah 1:15-16 NIV
The trumpets wonderous calls, sounding abroad
He descends into Hell
That day of wrath
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 
​1 Thessalonians 4:16 NKJV
He descends into Hell
But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says:
   “When he ascended on high,
    he took many captives
    and gave gifts to his people.”
(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions? He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe. Ephesians 4:7-10 NIV

About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).
Matthew 27:46 NIV

And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. Matthew 27:50 NIV
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