Good post, Redeemed. You've certainly got my brain ticking!
What you have said does make sense. We should be prepared to suffer for our faith.
But about many false Christs... I have only heard of one (mentally ill) person claiming to be Christ. Does this mean that Christ's return could in fact be 'simulated'? i.e. a false Christ coming in a cloud. Would we know instinctively that the false Christ is not our Lord?