John really lucked out compared to the rest
Yeah, but he had to write the book reports. :-)
He had been arrested multiple times, imprisoned, was often beaten, boiled in oil - yet survived, faced great persecution and was exiled to the island of Patmos and, at the end of his life, died at the age of 94 around 100 A.D. in Ephesus. Not sure I would call him "lucky", but he, along with the rest who saw the risen Lord, certainly were willing to die for what they KNEW was true. People will die for a lie, but no one will die for what they know is a lie. The lives and deaths of the disciples of Jesus are a strong testimony to the truth of Christ's resurrection.