"God is weighing our characters, our conduct, and our motives in the balances of the sanctuary. It will be a fearful thing to be pronounced wanting in love and obedience by our Redeemer, who died upon the cross to draw our hearts unto Him. God has bestowed upon us great and precious gifts. He has given us light and a knowledge of His will, so that we need not err or walk in darkness. To be weighed in the balance and found wanting in the day of final settlement and rewards will be a fearful thing, a terrible mistake which can never be corrected. Young friends, shall the book of God be searched in vain for your names? 3T 370.1"
"TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting."
The EGW passage directly alludes to the 'weighed in the balances' phrase from Daniel 5:27, applying it to the judgment of character and conduct.