The past few years have been quite a ride, but we’ve survived. Now, we’re fully immersed in the pivotal year of 2024. Many in the metaphysical community believe that 2024, through numerological interpretations (2 + 2 + 4 = 8), is an 8 gateway year that signifies the opening of a gateway that leads to the ascension year of 2030 (2 + 0 + 3 + 0 = 5) with 5 the number of change, transformation, and transition. Some Christians interpret 2024 in Bible prophecy as being the second year of the final seven years, beginning in 2023 and ending in 2030. People in the tech industry are also counting down to 2030, such as computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil, who believes humanity will achieve immortality through technology by 2030.