If they kill me for being a disciple of Christ, I’ll be in good company. Plus I’ll get to go home that much quicker.
The theme of Peter’s first epistle is “first the suffering, then the glory”.
Rev. 2:10 says “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” I remember doing a study on the New Testament crowns... there was none for marksmanship! Has anybody noticed that in the non-African persecuted countries, Christians ask for prayers, Bibles... never for AK-47s?