That's right, the cross is no longer a symbol of death, it's a symbol for the victory about it for all who follow Jesus Christ till the end and accept his valuable gift (John 3:16).
Of course, in this world to follow the Lord means to be a part of a minority (Matthew 7:13-14), to avoid it to be a part of this world (1. John 2:15), but when we accept all these prophesied splittings (Matthew 10:34-36), we will have confraternity with our real friends, brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ.