Shalom Chris,
    Sorry, it was a typo error.  It should have been 1396.
    If you noticed in the year 1396, it was Venus in the Plaeides on April 3rd. which was Passover/unleavened bread time......and  Venus Transit took place in NOV.   These two events were separated by 7 plus months.
    Whereas the other  time in 60 AD it was like unto this year.  April 3rd.2004 and 0060 for the Venus in Plaeides;  and in June 8, 2004 (which is 15 days after Shavuot and 15 days before July 4th. which is  2nd.Passover's Shavuot) and 6th. of Sivan or May 23 in 0060.  So, in that way...these two times are sort of pointing to Shavuot (or the land of Israel's acceptance by YHVH), and this year to the mid-point between Shavuot, and July 4th. or both of these Nations' acceptance by YHVH.  This is one reason why I believe, that America is the 2nd. homeland of the Jews....and not necessasarily the Babylon of end time prophecy.   I believe that this is the essense of the 2nd. Passover.   America's birthdate, though in solar calendar date, is almost always the Shavuot of 2nd. Passover. (about 1 lunar month from Shavuot).
    This year, I see a lot of things tying the two branches together.  And so far, America backs Israel, I hope and pray that we always will.
    In 1492, April 3; Venus was in Plaiedes, but it didn't transit the sun.  This means that on Adar Bet 26th. Venus (Ya'Shua) walked among the 7 churches (Plaiedes)...and like in Esther's days, Purim happened.  YHVH found a National Land for the displaced Jews, when Columbus discovered America.  The harvest was not yet abib for passover...and there was an ADAR BET.
    I think there may be a connection in prophecy to the 1396 transit and the 1492 Venus in Plaiedes occurrances.  But I haven't figured it out yet.  There is approximately 100 years between the two.
 
    I wonder what happened in AD 60 that was keyed to this happening.  Was this when the final temple area was last used?  Or, were all the Jews, pretty much dispersed by then?  Or perhaps there is nothing of note.  Anyone have any ideas?

    Also on the time line for Israel....for the Venus Transit for June 8, 2004.  On the site that I had hyper-linked....it shows that Israel will have the entire transit visible.

    If anyone is familiar with the book....The Face of God....they will note that the face of God (as seen on the Pacific Ocean side of Americas) is looking directly at the Kneeling Saviour (the land of Israel, Moab, Saudia Arabia, Iraq etc.)  The face of God, is in the part of earth that can't see the transit of Venus, but the area of the Kneeling Saviour is in the path of total visability.  Austrailia is in partial visability, as is the Eastern USA.

Shalom,
Meriam Brown