"Soon our eyes were drawn to the east, for a small black cloud had appeared, about half as large as a man's hand, which we all knew was the sign of the Son of man. In solemn silence we all gazed on the cloud as it drew nearer, and became lighter, glorious, and still more glorious, till it was a great white cloud. The bottom appeared like fire; a rainbow was over the cloud, while around it were ten thousand angels, singing a most lovely song; and upon it sat the Son of man. His hair was white and curly and lay on His shoulders, and upon His head were many crowns. His feet had the appearance of fire; in His right hand was a sharp sickle, in His left a silver trumpet. His eyes were as a flame of fire, which searched His children through and through. 1T 60.1"
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
The EGW passage describes the 'sign of the Son of man' appearing as a cloud in the east, drawing nearer and becoming more glorious, with the Son of man sitting upon it. This is a clear and direct allusion to Matthew 24:30, which speaks of the 'sign of the Son of man in heaven' and seeing the 'Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven.'
"And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle."
The EGW passage directly alludes to Revelation 14:14, describing a similar scene of the Son of Man on a white cloud with a crown and sickle.
"Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."
The EGW passage describes Christ coming with clouds, which is a direct allusion to Revelation 1:7. The description of the event in EGW's writing is an expansion of the brief statement in Revelation.
"And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:"
The EGW passage describes a cloud with a rainbow and feet of fire, which is similar to the description of the angel in Revelation 10:1. While the EGW passage describes the Son of Man and Revelation describes an angel, the imagery is similar enough to suggest a direct connection.
Then all faces gathered paleness, and those that God had rejected gathered blackness. Then we all cried out: “Who shall be able to stand? Is my robe spotless?” The angels ceased to sing, and there was a time of awful silence, when Jesus spoke: “Those who have clean hands and pure hearts shall be able to stand; My grace is sufficient for you.” At this, our faces lighted up, and joy filled every heart. And the angels struck a note higher and sang again, while the cloud drew still nearer the earth. Then Jesus’ silver trumpet sounded, as He descended on the cloud, wrapped in flames of fire. He gazed on the graves of the sleeping saints, then raised His eyes and hands to heaven, and cried: “Awake! Awake! Awake! ye that sleep in the dust, and arise.” Then there was a mighty earthquake. The graves opened, and the dead came up clothed with immortality. The 144,000 shouted, “Alleluia!” as they recognized their friends who had been torn from them by death, and in the same moment we were changed,…
"For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?"
The question "Who shall be able to stand?" is a direct quote from Revelation 6:17, indicating a clear connection.
"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
Jesus' statement, "My grace is sufficient for you," is a direct quote from 2 Corinthians 12:9, indicating a clear connection.
"Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully."
The EGW passage echoes the sentiment of Psalm 24:3-4 regarding who is worthy to stand before the Lord, emphasizing clean hands and a pure heart.
"And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle."
Both passages describe the Son of Man appearing on a white cloud. While the EGW passage adds more details, the core image is shared with Revelation 14:14.
"We all entered the cloud together, and were seven days ascending to the sea of glass, when Jesus brought the crowns, and with His own right hand placed them on our heads. He gave us harps of gold and palms of victory. Here on the sea of glass the 144,000 stood in a perfect square. Some had very bright crowns, others not so bright. Some crowns appeared heavy with stars, while others had but few. All were perfectly satisfied with their crowns. And they were all clothed with a glorious white mantle from their shoulders to their feet. Angels were all about us as we marched over the sea of glass to the gate of the city. Jesus raised His mighty, glorious arm, laid hold of the pearly gate, swung it back on its glittering hinges, and said to us: “You have washed your robes in My blood, stood stiffly for My truth, enter in.” We all marched in and felt we had a perfect right there. 1T 60.3"
"After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;"
Both passages describe people clothed in white robes and holding palms, standing before the throne. This strong overlap in imagery confirms a thematic parallel.
"And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold."
Both passages describe a heavenly scene with crowned figures. Revelation 4:4 mentions 24 elders with golden crowns, while EGW describes the 144,000 with crowns of varying brightness. The shared imagery of crowns in a heavenly setting justifies confirming the connection as a thematic parallel.