"Jesus is coming; and will He find a people conformed to the world? and will He acknowledge these as His people that He has purified unto Himself? Oh, no. None but the pure and holy will He acknowledge as His. Those who have been purified and made white through suffering, and have kept themselves separate, unspotted from the world, He will own as His. 1T 133.1"
"Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."
The EGW passage directly echoes the language of Titus 2:14, particularly the phrase 'purified unto Himself a peculiar people.'
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him."
Both passages address the incompatibility of loving the world and being a true follower of God. The EGW passage speaks of being 'conformed to the world,' while 1 John 2:15 warns against loving the world.
"And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
Both passages discuss purification and being made white, although the EGW passage emphasizes suffering while Revelation 7:14 specifies being made white in the blood of the Lamb. The shared theme of purification connects them.
"As I saw the dreadful fact that God's people were conformed to the world, with no distinction, except in name, between many of the professed disciples of the meek and lowly Jesus and unbelievers, my soul felt deep anguish. I saw that Jesus was wounded and put to an open shame. Said the angel, as with sorrow he saw the professed people of God loving the world, partaking of its spirit, and following its fashions: “Cut loose! Cut loose! lest He appoint you your portion with hypocrites and unbelievers outside the city. Your profession will only cause you greater anguish, and your punishment will be greater because ye knew His will, but did it not.” 1T 133.2"
"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."
Both passages address the issue of worldliness and its incompatibility with true faith. James 4:4 warns against friendship with the world, while the EGW passage describes God's people conforming to the world. The connection is strong and relevant.
"And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
Both passages speak of being assigned a portion with hypocrites as a form of judgment. The EGW passage warns against being appointed a portion with hypocrites and unbelievers, while Matthew 24:51 describes a similar fate. The connection is present, though not a direct quote.
"Those who profess to believe the third angel's message often wound the cause of God by lightness, joking, and trifling. I was shown that this evil was all through our ranks. There should be a humbling before the Lord; the Israel of God should rend the heart, and not the garment. Childlike simplicity is rarely seen; the approbation of man is more thought of than the displeasure of God. Said the angel: “Set your heart in order, lest He visit you in judgment, and the brittle thread of life be cut, and ye lie down in the grave unsheltered, unprepared for the judgment. Or if ye do not make your bed in the grave, unless ye soon make your peace with God, and tear yourselves from the world, your hearts will grow harder, and ye will lean upon a false prop, a supposed preparation, and find out your mistake too late to secure a well-grounded hope.” 1T 133.3"
"And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil."
The EGW passage directly references the idea of rending the heart and not the garment, which is a clear allusion to Joel 2:13. The connection is undeniable and significant.
"And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven."
The EGW quote mentions 'childlike simplicity' which echoes the sentiment of becoming as little children to enter the kingdom of heaven. However, the connection is not strong enough to be considered an explicit allusion.
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Both passages deal with priorities. The EGW quote speaks of people prioritizing the 'approbation of man' over God, while Matthew 6:33 urges seeking God's kingdom first. The connection is thematic, but not a direct allusion.