"One thing I wish to impress upon your minds. You have the special mediums of Satan closely connected with you, and their power and influence have a manifest effect upon you, because you do not remain near enough to God to ensure the special aid of angels that excel in strength. Your union is altogether too strong with your Lord's enemies, and you perceive not that you are in danger of making shipwreck of your faith. If you encourage, in the least, the temptations of Satan, you place yourself upon his battleground, and then the conflict will be long and sore before you obtain the victory and triumph in the name of Jesus, who has conquered him. 2T 171.1"
"Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:"
The phrase 'shipwreck of your faith' is a direct allusion to 1 Timothy 1:19. The context of avoiding temptations and maintaining faith further reinforces this connection.
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Both passages discuss spiritual warfare against evil forces. EGW's passage speaks of Satan's mediums and the need for divine aid, while Ephesians 6:12 describes the nature of the enemy as spiritual wickedness. The connection is thematic, focusing on the reality of spiritual conflict.
"Satan has great advantages. He possessed the wonderful intellectual power of an angel, of which few form any just idea. Satan was conscious of his power, or he would not have engaged in a conflict with the mighty God, the everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace. Satan closely watches events, and when he finds one who has a specially strong spirit of opposition to the truth of God he will even reveal to him unfulfilled events, that he may more firmly secure himself a seat in his heart. He who did not hesitate to brave a conflict with Him who holds creation as in His hand, has malignity to persecute and deceive. He holds mortals in his snare at the present time. During his experience of nearly six thousand years he has lost none of his skill and shrewdness. All this time he has been a close observer of all that concerns our race. 2T 171.2"
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"
Both passages describe Satan as actively seeking to harm or 'devour' people. EGW describes Satan's advantages and his observation of our race, while 1 Peter 5:8 uses the metaphor of a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. The connection is a clear allusion to the imagery in 1 Peter.
"Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"
Both passages discuss Satan's power and deceptive abilities. EGW describes Satan's intellectual power and his ability to deceive, while 2 Thessalonians 2:9 speaks of Satan's working with power, signs, and lying wonders. The connection is thematic, focusing on Satan's deceptive power.
"And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him."
Both passages refer to Satan's deceptive nature and his role as a deceiver. Revelation 12:9 identifies Satan as the one who deceives the whole world, while EGW describes his skill and shrewdness in deceiving mortals. The connection is thematic, highlighting Satan's deceptive character.