His first followers did not obtain power or riches or anything of wordly value upon deciding to follow Him.
After He died, His followers were actually ridiculed severely and had zero status in their community - especially those who maintained that they had seen the risen Lord.
In the end all of his closest followers - the Apostles - were killed - martyred - because they refused to deny the Resurrection.
And by the way, the historical facts of His life do coincide with the Old Testament prophecy - somtimes in ways that were not recognized until centuries later but now seem so obvious.
Every virtue taught by Jesus requires great selflessness - and this contradicts the world's view of power and dominion and selfishness.
His way is so counterintuitive and contrary to cultural norms - and yet people were willing to sacrifice for it and over the centuries it remains intact - despite man's tendency to abandon institutions after a half dozen centuries.
Objectively speaking there is reason not to dismiss the Gospel without further study.
so was jim jones