Suffering for Christ - Worth It all!

While Paul suffered, he was not overwhelmed. He came out at last as victor rather than victim. This cannot be said of Paul’s enemies,
and the early tyrants and persecutors of Christianity. Those who sought to destroy these Christians came themselves to destruction.
And what destruction it was!

Nero was driven from his throne and, perceiving his life in danger became his own executioner; Domitian was killed by his own servants;
Hadrian died of a distressing disease, which was accompanied by great mental agony; Severus never prospered in his affairs after he persecuted the Church, and was killed by the treachery of his son; Maximinus reigned but three years, and died a violent death;
Decius was drowned in a marsh, and his body never found; Valerian was taken prisoner by the Persians, and after enduring the horrors of captivity for several years, was flayed alive; Diocletian was compelled to resign his empire, and became insane;
Macimanus Valerius was deprived of his government and strangled himself;
Macimanus Galerius was suddenly and awfully removed by death.

("Second Corinthians: Where Life Endures” By Roy L. Laurin page # 202)