I saw that angels of God were looking sorrowfully toward you. They had left your side and were turning mournfully away, while Satan and his angels were grinning in exultation over you. If you had yourself battled with your doubts and not encouraged the devil to tempt you, by talking out your unbelief and loving to dwell upon it, you would not have attracted the fallen angels about you in such numbers. But you chose to talk your darkness; you chose to dwell upon it; and the more you talk and dwell upon it, the darker and darker you grow. You are shutting out from you every ray of heaven's light; and a great gulf is coming between you and the only ones who can help you. If you proceed in the way you have started, misery and woe are before you. God's hand will arrest you in a manner that will not suit you. His wrath will not slumber. But now He invites you. Now, just now, He calls upon you to return unto Him without delay, and He will graciously pardon and heal all your backslidings. God …
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
The EGW passage directly reflects the principle of resisting the devil and submitting to God. The passage describes the consequences of not resisting temptation and the invitation to return to God.
"Neither give place to the devil."
The EGW passage directly illustrates the principle of not giving place to the devil. By dwelling on unbelief, the individual is giving place to the devil, attracting fallen angels.
"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
The EGW passage speaks of choosing darkness and shutting out light, which is a clear parallel to John 3:19. The EGW passage elaborates on the consequences of loving darkness rather than light.