Yohanna Rasool ko yeh khaas istihaq haasil hua ke woh aasman ke darwazon ke andar jhaank sake, aur jo kuch us ne dekha use bayan karte hue woh apni baat ka aaghaz kuch is tarah karta hai ke “main ne nigah ki to kya dekhta hoon ke woh Barra…”. Is se hum yeh seekhte hain ke aasmani mahaul mein baghor dekhne ki sab se bari cheez “Khuda ka Barra hai jo jahan ke gunaah utha le jaata hai”. Kisi aur cheez ne Yohanna ki tawajjoh itni apni janib mabzool nahin karai jitni us ilahi zaat ne jis ne apna khoon de kar humein chhuraaya hai; wahi jalal ko pohanchne wali tamaam roohon aur paak farishton ke geeton ka markazi mazmoon hai. Ae Maseehi, yahan tere liye khushi hi khushi hai: tu ne nazar ki hai, Khuda ke azali o abadi Barra ko dekha hai; apni pur-nam aankhon ke saath tu ne Khuda ke Barra ko dekha hai jo tere sab gunaah utha le jaata hai, pas shaadmaan ho. Thori hi dair mein, jab teri aankhon se sab aansoo ponch diye jaayenge, tab tu isi Barra ko apne poore jaah o jalal mein apne takht par mutamakkin dekhe ga. Yesua ke saath paiham rifaqat tere dil ke liye aasoodgi ka zariya hogi aur yeh woh khushi hai jo aasman par tere liye sab se bara ajr aur inaam hai; tu abad-ul-aabaad us ke haqeeqi deedaar se lutf andoz hoga aur hamesha us ke saath sukoonat kare ga. “Main ne nigah ki to kya dekhta hoon ke woh Barra…” darhaqeeqat wahi Barra hi aasman hai; jaise naik Rutherford ne khoob kaha hai ke “Masih aur aasman aik hi cheez hain; Masih ke saath hona hi aasman mein hona hai aur aasman mein hona hi Masih ke saath hona hai.” Khudawand ka woh banda apne aik baseerat-afroz khat mein nihayat sheereen andaaz mein yun raqam-taraaz hai: “Ae mere Khudawand Yesua Masih, agar mujhe tere baghair aasman par rehna parta to woh mere liye jahannam hota, aur agar mujhe dozakh ke andar bhi tera rubaroo deedaar naseeb ho jaaye to woh mere liye aasman ban jaata, kyun ke aasman ki saari ronaq faqat tere hi dam se hai aur mujhe aasman par sirf tu chahiye.” Ae Maseehi, kya yeh sach nahin? Kya teri apni jaan bhi yahi nahin kehti? “Aalam-e-bala ke sab saaz mil kar bhi aasman ko aisa nahin bana sakte agar Khuda apni sukoonat hata le ya apna chehra chhupa le.” Agar tujhe koi mubarak, kaamil tor par mubarak cheez darkaar hai to woh hai “Masih ke saath hona”.

Tab Daud ne Bat-Sheba ko dekha. Hum kabhi bhi aazmaish ki dastaras se baahar nahin hote. Ghar mein hon ya baahar, har jagah humein buraai ki kashish ka saamna rehta hai. Subah isi khatre ke saath tulu hoti hai aur shaam ki ghariyan bhi humein isi khatre se do-chaar paati hain. Jinhein Khuda mehfooz rakhe faqat wahi is se mehfooz rehte hain, magar afsos un par jo duniya mein nikalte hain ya hatta ke apne hi ghar mein Khuda ke hathiyaar baandhe baghair chalne ki jurat karte hain. Jo log khud ko mehfooz samajhte hain wahi doosron ki nisbat zyada khatre mein hote hain. Hamari be-ja khud-aetmaadi gunaah ki silah-bardaar hai. Daud ko Khudawand ki jangain ladne mein mashghool hona chahiye tha, magar woh Yarooshalem mein thehra raha aur aaraam o tan-aasani ka shikaar ban gaya, kyun ke woh shaam ke waqt apne bistar se bedaar hua. Kaahili aur aish o ishrat Shaitaan ke shikaari hain jo use wafir shikaar faraham karte hain. Thehre hue pani mein muzarr makhlooqaat phail jaati hain, aur nazar-andaz ki gayi zameen jald hi jhaariyon aur oont-kataaron se bhar jaati hai. Kaash Yesua ki mohabbat humein sargarm aur hoshiyar rehne par majboor kare. Jab main Israel ke baadshah ko din ke ikhtitaam par susti se apne bistar se namoodaar hote aur foran aazmaish mein girte dekhta hoon to is se mujhe yeh tanbeeh milti hai ke main khabardaar rahoon aur apne dil ke darwaze par Khuda ka pehra lagaoon. Kya mumkin hai ke baadshah khalwat aur ibaadat ki gharz se apni chhat par chadha ho? Agar aisa tha to yeh hamare liye kitni badi tanbeeh hai ke hum kisi jagah ko, khwah kitni hi posheeda kyun na ho, gunaah se mehfooz na samjhein. Jab hamare dil barood-khaane ki maanind hain jahan chingariyan hi chingariyan har taraf bikhri pari hain, to humein har jagah phoonk phoonk kar qadam rakhne aur poori musta‘idi ke saath chalne ki zarurat hai taake aik bhi shola bhadakne na paaye. Shaitaan chhaton par bhi chadh sakta hai, kothriyon mein bhi daakhil ho sakta hai, aur agar hum is napaak dushman ko kisi na kisi tarah baahar rakhne mein bhi kaamyab ho jaayen to hamari apni bigri hui fitrat, agar fazl maani‘ na ho, hamari halaakat ke liye kaafi hai. Azeez qaari, shaam ki aazmaishon se khabardaar rahen; khud ko mehfooz mat samjhein. Sooraj ghuroob ho chuka hai magar gunaah jaag raha hai, balkeh pehle se zyada musta‘idi ke saath jaag raha hai. Humein sirf din ke liye nahin balkeh raat ke liye bhi ilahi muhafizat ki zarurat hai. Ae Paak Rooh, aaj ki raat humein har tarah ki badi se mehfooz rakh. Aameen.