Great power was with these chosen ones. Said the angel: “Look ye!” My attention was turned to the wicked, or unbelievers. They were all astir. The zeal and power with the people of God had aroused and enraged them. Confusion, confusion was on every side. I saw measures taken against this company, who had the power and light of God. Darkness thickened around them, yet there they stood, approved of God, and trusting in Him. I saw them perplexed. Next I heard them crying unto God earnestly. Through the day and night their cry ceased not. [“And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:7, 8 . See also Revelation 14:14, 15 .] I heard these words: “Thy will, O God, be done! If it can glorify Thy name, make a way of escape for Thy people! Deliver us from the heathen round about us! They have appointed us un…
"And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?"
The EGW passage directly quotes Luke 18:7, establishing a clear and intentional connection. The context in EGW's writing also aligns with the theme of the verse.
"The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles."
Both passages highlight the theme of the righteous crying out to God and receiving deliverance. The EGW passage describes believers praying earnestly, and Psalms 34:17 affirms that God hears and answers such prayers.
"And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness."
Both passages describe a group of believers praying and experiencing a manifestation of God's power. While the EGW passage doesn't explicitly quote Acts 4:31, the themes of earnest prayer and divine empowerment are present in both.
"Soon after they had commenced their earnest cry, the angels, in sympathy, would have gone to their deliverance. But a tall, commanding angel suffered them not. Said he: “The will of God is not yet fulfilled. They must drink of the cup. They must be baptized with the baptism.” 1T 183.2"
"But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able."
Both passages use the metaphor of 'drinking the cup' and 'being baptized' to represent suffering and trials that must be endured. While the context differs, the symbolic language is strikingly similar.
"But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?"
Both passages use the metaphor of 'drinking the cup' and 'being baptized' to represent suffering and trials that must be endured. While the context differs, the symbolic language is strikingly similar.