Is Hell a place of torment?

[Jesus Wept]

I became a born again believer way back in the 90's. I was not always faithful. In fact, I ran from God for many years, and yet, He never withdrew His presence, until He did. It was a brief period of time, only a month or two. And it was the most terrifying time of my life, torment would be a really good word for it.
Yes, hell is torment, eternal fire or not. Because God is not there. And He will never be there. The absence of God, at least in my own personal reckoning, was as close to hell as I ever care to get.

 

[Scott Downey]

The Catholic Church has yet to produce a passage from the Bible that
explicitly talks of a purgatory. Instead, the Church uses passages that allude
to the existence of a purgatory.

Now, an allusion isn't the same as an illusion, nor the same as a delusion.
An allusion is an arrangement of words that convey an idea or a concept
indirectly.

The thing is: Isa 66:23-24, Mark 9:43-48, and Rev 20:11-15 give us the
impression that suffering is a distinct possibility, however the text of the
passages themselves don't mention it, i.e. they aren't explicit.
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The fire at the end Jesus describes here as 'and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.'

Matthew 13

The Parable of the Tares Explained​

36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.”

37 He answered and said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons of the wicked one. 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels. 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this age. 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

A bunch of references on wailing, weeping, gnashing of teeth, furnace of fire, hell
Outer darkness means a separation from light of Christ and God.

What Does the Bible Say About Wailing And Gnashing Of Teeth?

Bible verses about Wailing And Gnashing Of Teeth

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Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 13 - New King James Version

The Parable of the Sower - On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower...

www.biblegateway.com

 

[Scott Downey]

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Jude 1:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes​

Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

2 Thessalonians 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful​

They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

2 Thessalonians 1:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes​

In flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

We read, it is punishment, vengeance, eternal destruction, away from God and light and is an outer darkness where they have no rest.

John 8:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes​

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

 

[Big Boy Johnson]

uses passages that allude
to the existence of a purgatory

There aren't any passages that "allude to the existence of a purgatory"