1 John 2:11
King James Version
11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness,
and walketh in darkness,
and knoweth not whither he goeth,
because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
What makes a 30-year-old ram his Audi SUV into a crowd at a high school in Vancouver?
What caused all that rage, and insanity?
What "drives" anyone to do that?
We know the power behind any machine, and at least two tons of rage can hurt too many people.
We think to ourselves, an Audi's pricey.
Does that mean the perpetrator's moneyed?
Not much detail, at the moment, can be provided on him.
Of course, everything's subject to investigation.
But knowing my co-Filipinos, they will clamor for an explanation.
Sadly, it doesn't change the fact 11 people have perished; 20 others injured, many believed to be "young".
And as we all know, the numbers could increase.
"The attack occurred around 8:14 p.m. Saturday during the Lapu Lapu Day festival, a celebration honoring a Filipino national hero."
"Prime Minister Mark Carney canceled a campaign event Sunday and offered condolences to the victims’ families, the injured, and the Filipino Canadian community. Authorities continue to investigate the motive behind the deadly incident."
-- Update: 11 dead in Vancouver car ramming attack
Vehicles seem to be the weapon of choice lately.
With incidents in Tel Aviv, southern China, Magdeburg, and New Orleans.
We wrote about those last January in "MAN and METAL".
Vehicles are for carrying people to their destination.
It's not for ramming into festivals, and crowds.
Satan has found a new form of "weapon".
With great shock intent, and destruction.
Only a mind, influenced by Satan, can create such havoc.
My late aunt lived in Vancouver.
Many other Filipinos live in Vancouver.
"Vancouver is home to Canada's second largest Filipino community, with nearly 134,000 Filipinos residing there.[when?][citation needed] Filipinos in Vancouver make up the third-largest Asian Canadian and visible minority group behind the Chinese and South Asians. Most of British Columbia's 159,000 Filipinos reside in the Greater Vancouver Area. Overall, about one in five Filipinos in Canada call Metro Vancouver home.[citation needed]
Many of the Filipinos in Vancouver work in the health and finance industries, and a significant percentage work in service, manufacturing, and real estate."
-- Wikipedia
If not for hearing last night about this tragedy, I wouldn't have known about a "Lapu-Lapu Day block party".
Lapu-Lapu is the Philippines' brave chief and warrior, who defeated the Spaniards in 1521's "Battle of Mactan".
The HOLY SPIRIT made me notice something --
That Mactan battle happened on 27 April 1521.
The Vancouver attack happened on 26 April 2025.
Both are "Saturdays".
The Philippines is 15 hours ahead of Vancouver, B.C.
Maybe, the 27th and 26th of April could be the same day?
Lapu-Lapu's battle happened 504 years ago.
Filipinos abroad are known to be a hardworking people.
Canada's known to be a safe place for us, especially in Vancouver.
Was it a random act of violence?
Or was it by intent?
May Interim Police Chief Steve Rai, shown in the video above, and his men get to the bottom of this incident.
He called it the "darkest day in our city's history".
The tragedy happened on the other side of the John Oliver Secondary School.
Police chief Rai says many young people were involved in the incident.
One thing for sure, violence always changes the emotional, and financial, "landscape" of any city, community, and country.
And knowing Filipinos, they will make sure this doesn't happen again.
Here's the Philippine president's reaction to the tragedy:
"Marcos ‘shattered’ by deadly incident at Filipino festival in Vancouver"
Eleven perished.
We've noticed the number "11" surfacing lately.
We've written about that lately in "The LORD's land".
In "Keys to Scripture Numerics", the number "11" stands for:
"JUDGMENT AND DISORDER"
Something's really "afoot" in the world.
No thanks to Satan's "machinations".
He's got many "devices".
We pray for all who have been killed, and injured.
We pray for the families in shock, and in mourning.
We pray these car-ramming incidents don't occur anymore.
We appeal to all to please avoid large crowds, and gatherings.
We hope police everywhere sufficiently secure areas where such festivals occur.
Personal security is now at a high.
PEACE can be found in JESUS alone.
Psalm 34:4
King James Version
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me,
and delivered me from all my fears.
Proverbs 29:25
King James Version
25 The fear of man bringeth a snare:
but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord
shall be safe.
Isaiah 35:4
King James Version
4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart,
Be strong, fear not:
behold, your God will come with vengeance,
even God with a recompence;
he will come and save you.
John 14:27
King James Version
27 Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give I unto you.
Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid.
Romans 5:1
King James Version
5 Therefore being justified by faith,
we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ:
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