Is the Plague of Darkness a Foreshadowing of Hell?

When God warns us of the consequences of sin

Having watched the movie “The Ten Commandments” almost every Holy Week while growing up, I was very familiar with those scenes about the plagues sent to the Egyptians. This includes the final plague of darkness and the death of their firstborn. 

But it was only much later, after encountering the related Bible verses from Wisdom 17 to 18 that I have come …