I received this feedback from another person – fascinating find!!! 

 

Duration calculation results

From and including: Monday, September 29, 2008
To, but not including : Sunday, March 1, 2009

It is 153 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date

Or 5 months, 1 day excluding the end date
 

This year we have 153 days between Jewish New Year to Gentile New year (March 1^st) which was changed in 153 B.C.
 

Ref for March 1^st New Year (Roman):  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/newyearhistory.html

Gematria for “to fish or fisherman” is 17.  1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17 = 153

http://www.biblewheel.com/GR/GR_17.asp

And 153:

http://www.biblewheel.com/GR/GR_153.asp

 

John 21:11 

 ¹¹Simon Peter climbed aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn.

Maranatha,

Tony