The first time around when Jesus died He had maybe a couple of dozen followers, why would it be any different this time? The endless prayers of the Jews for the Messiah to appear and and when He did they murdered Him.
Noah had a few family members who followed Him, and the other Prophets seemed to fair no better. It's just not a good career move.
It's very hard for Christians, in this case, to accept that they are so far removed from the real Christ that few, if any at all would recognise the Christ. He will not be tall, blonde, blue eyed and handsome. He will look like the Western Worlds image of a terrorist. They, like the Pharisees, will reject Him.
