Here’s a little-known bit of information about Trijicon optics. Did you know that, for many years, Michigan-based Trijicon Inc. has discretely placed references to Bible passages on Trijicon optics products? Look carefully at the codes on the side of Trijicon optics and you’ll note Biblical references “hidden in plain sight” next to manufacturer product numbers.
ACOG Scope — ACOG4X32JN8:12
RMR Red-dot — RM01 2PE1:19John 8:12 — “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” 2 Peter 1:19 — “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts[.]“…
There are discrete Scriptural references such as these on every optics product Trijicon sells. It’s an interesting feature, we bet few of you knew about… until now.
Company officials said Monday in a report on ABC News’ “Nightline” news program that it included coded references to Bible passages on its products, including optics used by U.S. troops currently in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a statement released Tuesday, the company said it adopted the practice “as part of our faith and our belief in service to country”…
I find this bizarre. What would be the point of having hidden Christian phrases, particularly these born again phrases on gun sights? On the surface, it makes little sense. They would only be recognized by insiders. The unenlightened would never notice them. If they were part of some Christian injunction to witness or carry the word, they wouldn’t be hidden. It’s possible it was something as sick as kill the Muslim Infidels.
But another answer is more likely. It was popular in the first decade of this century when the Religious Right was in its ascendancy to embed Christian buzz phrases into political speeches to signal to the audience I am a Religious Right insider. It was literally part of a secret symbology like the fish of early Christianity.
It means, as it meant in Roman times, "We’re taking over". On a related note, I was driving home from North Carolina today. In a small North Carolina/ Georgia border town, I saw a very large billboard advertising a company called Christian Plumbing. The name was above their logo – a pipe wrench with angel wings…
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