I asked a lot of questions which you did not answer, but you asked one question that do not change the answer to those question.
So, I'll answer all the questions.
The Christ, is the Messiah. The words mean the same thing - annointed one.
BNR32FAN said:
Because Christianity is the continuation of the Jewish religion. When Abraham spoke with God when He told Abraham that this time next year Sarah would have a son, that was Jesus Abraham was speaking to. The prophecies in Isaiah and Jeremiah foretold of the coming of Christ. So in a sense, they were the first Christians (followers of Christ).
The prophets prophesied what, again?
the coming of Christ. Thank you.
Why did the Jewish leaders and the Jews have to be baptized as Christians, if they were Christians?
What is a Christian - not a follower of Christ?
So when did the Jews follow the Christ?
I did not think you would say on a public forum on the internet, "before the Messiah actually came"... although you did say it indirectly.
To say it directly though, would make it impossible to adjust the meaning.
The direct answer is in 29 C.E. when the invited his first followers. Matthew 4:18-22; John 1:35-42
This explains why the Jewish leaders along with the Jews, needed to be baptized as Christians. Luke 3:15-17
15 Now while the people were in a state of expectation and they all were thinking carefully in their hearts about John, whether he himself perhaps was the [
a]Christ,
16 John responded to them all, saying, “As for me, I baptize you with water; but He is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the straps of His sandals; He will baptize you [
b]with the Holy Spirit and fire.
17 His winnowing fork is in His hand to thoroughly clear His threshing floor, and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
The first followers of the foretold Christ - Messiah, were not the Jews that lived prior to John.
In fact, God himself said:
“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the LORD Almighty.
Malachi 3:1
Please compare Matthew 11:10
The scriptures also make this clear, and contradicts anyone that claims the Christ was known by Abraham, and the Israelites.
John 1:25-27
25 They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the [
a]Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 John answered them, saying, “I baptize [
b]in water,
but among you stands One whom you do not know.
27 It is He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy
even to untie the strap of His sandal.”
I hope that helps you to appreciate why the question about whom Abraham spoke to, is irrelevant. Does it?
I think I covered all the questions - the relevant ones.
Judaism is not Christianity. Nor is Christianity a continuation of Judaism. Please see Matthew 23:1-37
One more thing, I'll like to share with you...
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they [a]exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.
They killed Stephen for this same very thing. Remember.
Acts 6:10
None of them could stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.
Acts 7:54, 57, 58
54 When the members of the Sanhedrin heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him.
57 At this they covered their ears, cried out in a loud voice, and rushed together at him.
58 and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him