Jesus told us this would happen to us because of our beliefs in Him and that whoever would persevere to the end would be saved.
Why die for something you believe is the truth, when the guy next to you can say, no, that's not the truth, and you can't prove it is....
Jesus died for the truth. He proved He was the Truth through His death.
That is not to advocate we are on the same level, but that death is not always meaningless.
Would you say that a soldier fighting in defense of his country dies a meaningless death? I dare to venture that since you are on FR you would not have that mind set. Why is it any different when a Christian dies defending their beliefs?
Our beliefs on Jesus differ. A soldier fighting in defense of his country, is not fighting for his religious beliefs.