Dear Ryan:

The "Jewish age" ended in the First Century. The Jews were suppose to have accepted Jesus as Messiah. If they had there would be no Jewish religion today, only the Christian religion. We are the chosen people.

When Jesus was on the cross the veil in the Temple ripped in two against the grain. This was the sign that the Jewish age ended, the Covenant of Moses was completed and the New Covenant with Christ beginning. The Magisterium transferred from the Chair of Moses to the Chair of Peter.

As to Babu G. Ranganathan, he suffers the same fate as all Protestants -- not truly knowing the Bible and making private interpretations without the guidance of the Magisterium who was charged by Christ to be the official teacher and interpretor of the faith.

The explanation of Matthew 10:23 according to the Navarre Bible Commentary is:

In interpreting this text, the first thing is to reject the view of certain rationalist who argue that Jesus was convinced that soon he would come in glory and the world would come to an end. That interpretation is clearly at odds with many passages of the Gospel and the New Testament. Clearly, Jesus refers to himself when he speaks of the "Son of man", whose glory will be manifested in this way. The most cogent interpretation is that Jesus is referring here, primarily, to the historical event of the first Jewish war against Rome, which ended with the destruction of Jerusalem and of the temple in the year 70, and which led to the scattering of the Jewish people. But this event, which would occur a few years after Jesus' death, is an image or a prophetic symbol of the end of the world.

The coming of Christ in glory will happen at a time which God has not revealed. Uncertainty about the end of the world helps Christians and the Church to be ever-vigilant.

As to Matthew 24:34, the Navarre Bible Commentary explains:

"This generation": this verse is a clear example of what we say ... about the destruction of Jerusalem being itself a symbol. "This generation" refers firstly to the people alive at the time of the destruction of Jerusalem. But, since this event is symbolic of the end of the world, we can say with St. John Chrysostom that "the Lord was speaking not only of the generation then living, but also of the generation of believers; for he know that a generation is distinguished not only by time but also by its mode of religious worship and practice: this is what the Psalmist means when he says that 'such is the generation of those who see him' (Ps 24:6" (Homily on St. Matthew, 77).

A "generation", as used in the Bible, is not only a period of time, but an era. The Christian "generation" is now almost 2000 years old. The Christian era will not die before the end comes. This is a comforting thought. Some say that Christianity is dying, but it will not be allowed to die. The Second Coming will take place before that happens. 

Mr. Ranganathan is decidedly ignorant of the Bible. In Matthew 24 Jesus describes the signs to look for when His coming is close. One of those signs is that the Gospel would be preached "to all nations; and then the end would come."

In the first century the Gospel had not been preached to all nations -- not even close. Thus, the first century is ineligible for the time of the Second Coming.

This dingaling even suggests that the believers before the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 were resurrected. For us today, he says, when we die we will be resurrected immediately and reunited with our souls in heaven. This guys is way off and is quite novel and unique in his interpretations. In fact, he is teaching heresies.

There are many other references that disprove this guy's notions. If Mr. Ranganathan actually knew the Bible he would see how ridicules his notions are.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary