That is so ludicrous....
Why would someone put themselves in the position to be CRUCIFIED to death?
If you're looking to be a messiah and savior, you don't go dying a horrible death like that. Cause once you're dead, it's all over.
Unless, of course, you really DO rise from the dead.
And then if that happens, then you weren't a fake anyway.
I remember hearing one skeptic actually say Jesus "got to thinking he was God and got killed before he could change his mind."! It is pretty humorous all the explanations they can come up with to reject the truth.