The Gnostics (Kathars of Southern France) were destroyed in the Albigensian Crusade and whatever followed might have left a mark in so far as the Catholic power structure found itself split two hundred years thereafter in form of protestantism as a consequence.
Gnostic intelectuals stated: Where we are IS hell (no such thing as a future haven or future hell or future rapture or future bla bla - all right now - hell; which would implicate BTW that live extention, especially physical live extention would mean a prolongation of the sentence - so far the glory (gory) future vision of our fellow transhumanists).
So - after all HELL is not so bad - as long still managable.
A managable hell ? What a concept !