It is more probably that the historical figure Jesus was in fact God than he was not

William Craig PH.D.,D.TH. "There's no doubt that the disciples sincerely believed the truth of the Resurrection, which they proclaimed to their deaths. The idea that the empty tomb is the result of some hoax, conspiracy, or theft is simply dismissed today." (p.212) Also there is good evidence to believe there was guards at the tomb even though Matthew is the only gospel that says there was. This is because the Jews were the ones who said the guards fell asleep. If there was no guards, the Jews obviously would have initially claimed there were no guards. I already addressed why the apostles wouldnt lie but I will post it again. ""The apostles were willing to die for something they had seen with their own eyes and touched with their own hands. They were in a unique position not to just believe Jesus rose from the dead but to know for sure. And when you've got eleven credible people with no ulterior motives, with nothing to gain and a lot to lose, who all agree they observed something with their own eyes-now you've got some difficulty explaining that away" (p.247) Your point about the gospel being impractical is first off, wrong and second it is irrelevant. Jesus could have saved Himself from crucifiction but chose not to because as He prayed just before His death He said, "not my will but your will" meaning the father. The scripture from daniel shows that Jesus claimed to be God. The point wasn't that He could tell the future. Jesus chose not to use all the powers and have all the knowledge He could have. That is a basic Christian belief. Jesus even said himself that Christians would suffer more for being Christian. He also said to be glad for being persecute because of faith. Suffering All suffering comes from sin and evil. You might say why did God create sin and evil? Well, God didn't create sin, it came into the world when He gave humans free choice and they disobeyed Him. You might ask why didn't God just create humans to always choose good? Well think about if you pushed a button on a Barbie and every time it said, "I love you" How meaningful is that I love you? God did create potential for evil but it only came into being when we rejected God's ways. You may then ask didn't God know about the potential consequences of free choice? Well think about any relationship you have had. Even if its just a friendship isn't there a chance that your friend is going to hurt you or walk away completely? However, you still make friendships knowing there is that potential. Think about the famous story of the bear, the hunter, and God. Your walking in the woods and a bear has his leg stuck in a trap. You go to help the bear but every time you get close he things you are going to hurt him so he fights you. Then you have to shoot him with a tranquilizer gun. Now he really thinks you are out to hurt him. Then to get his leg out of the trap you have to push it in deeper to release the tension on the spring. If the bear was even conscious he would ask all the more, "Why are you making me suffer." Now, how can you be sure it is not like that with God? The most extreme suffering was Jesus dyeing on the cross and, from a Christian perspective we see the good that came out of that. You might say well why do evil people hurt other and get away with it. Well the fact is the Bible says they won't get away. While a skeptic would most likely not accept that they would say, "Well if God could stop suffering why doesn't he do it right now." I would tell them they are. In 2 Peter 3:9 it says, "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." He is delaying everything because of his love for us.