"Christ now calls them: “Be zealous and repent.” He kindly and faithfully admonishes them to buy gold, white raiment, and eyesalve. They can choose either to be zealous, and partake largely of salvation, or be spewed out of the mouth of the Lord as disgusting, and be thrust from Him. God will not bear always. He is of tender pity, yet His Spirit will be grieved away for the last time. Mercy's sweet voice will be no more heard. Its last precious notes will have died away, and those described will be left to their own ways, to be filled with their own doings. 1T 153.1"
"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent."
The EGW passage directly quotes and expands upon Revelation 3:19, including the call to "be zealous and repent." This is a clear and intentional reference.
"I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see."
The EGW passage directly references the counsel to buy gold, white raiment, and eyesalve, which is a clear allusion to Revelation 3:18.
"I saw that those who profess to be looking for the coming of the Lord should not have a close, penurious spirit. Some of those who have been called to talk the truth, and to watch for souls as they that must give an account, have wasted much precious time for the sake of saving a little, when their time was worth a great deal more than that which they gained. This displeases God. It is right that economy should be used, but it has by some been stretched into meanness with no other object than to add to their treasures, which will shortly eat their flesh like fire, unless they as faithful stewards make a right disposal of their Lord's goods. 1T 153.2"
"Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days."
The phrase 'eat their flesh like fire' is a direct allusion to James 5:3. The context of hoarding wealth and its consequences further strengthens the connection.
"But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
EGW's statement about faithful stewards and the right disposal of the Lord's goods directly reflects the principle in Luke 12:48 that those entrusted with much will be held accountable for more.
"He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much."
Both passages address the importance of faithfulness in small matters as a reflection of faithfulness in larger responsibilities. EGW applies this to the use of time and resources, while Luke 16:10 speaks more generally.