John Svenson
A young miller in Sweden, named John Svenson, was
converted by reading the Bible. As he had become "a new
creature," he refused to continue the old life of sin. This
angered his comrade, Andrew Peterson, son of the mill owner.
One day when John had gone out, Andrew found John's Bible
and decided to destroy it, as it seemed to be the cause of
the change in his friend. Before throwing it into the stream
that turned the mill wheel, he opened the Book at random,
and his eyes fell upon the words of Matthew 24:41: "Two. . .
shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and
the other left." The look had been brief, but the words had
flashed into his heart like lightning, and he found himself
reading them again and again. Instead of throwing the Book
away, he took it back into John's room; and, upon his
return, asked his aid in finding the way of life.
Source: Signs of the Times, Copyright (c) December 7, 1937,
Pacific Press
With permission from Dale E. Galusha. Pacific Press
Ministries
dalgal@pacificpress.com