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The Apostles of Old- What kept on motivating them that we are missing today?

What kept on motivating them that we are missing today? I remembered what Jesus told his disciples before his death that they were going to suffer persecution, trials, and death for his name sake. I am too sure that none of Jesus’ words has ever fallen to the ground from the prophesy of the end time- rumors of wars, nations against nations, rise of false prophets, famines, etc (Matthew 24) to the prophesy of his death. I decided to know how his disciples’ lives ended by searching through websites and e-books. But one thing was common to all their death- they were murdered, accused unfairly and persecuted for preaching the gospel. However, I kept wondering within myself, why did these apostles agree to die for Jesus? Even after seeing how their master Jesus was killed and how their fellow apostles were being killed one after the other; they still maintained their faith and prefer dying for it. In comparison (this I did because we are all going to be judged on the same standard)...