QUOTE : Once His disciples understood they had eternal assurance, their lives in the flesh suddenly became less significant, as their focus was switched onto the world to come. “Just like Christ knew what Peter would do on the night He was betrayed, He knew exactly why and how His disciples would die. “In short, what mattered most to them was being with Messiah on the other side. Each considered it a great honor to die for their King. But they died knowing they would be absent from the body and present with the Lord, just as the Apostle Paul said in Second Corinthians five-eight.