"“Repent, and Do the First Works” Solemn admonitions of warning, manifest in the destruction of dearly cherished facilities for service, say to us: “Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works.” Revelation 2:5 . Why is there so dim a perception of the true spiritual condition of the church? Has not blindness fallen upon the watchmen standing on the walls of Zion? Are not many of God's servants unconcerned and well satisfied, as if the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night rested upon the sanctuary? Are there not those in positions of responsibility, professing to know God, who in life and character deny Him? Are not many of those who count themselves as His chosen, peculiar people satisfied to live without the evidence that of a truth God is among them to save them from Satan's snares and attacks? 8T 248"
"Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent."
Ellen White directly references Revelation 2:5 in this passage.
"Would we not now have much greater light if, in the past, we had received the Lord's admonitions, acknowledged His presence, and turned away from all practices contrary to His will? Had we done this, the light of heaven would have shone into the soul-temple, enabling us to comprehend the truth and to love God supremely and our neighbors as ourselves. Oh, how greatly Christ is dishonored by those who, professing to be Christians, disgrace the name they bear by failing to make their lives correspond to their profession, by failing to treat one another with the love and respect that God expects them to reveal in kind words and courteous acts! 8T 248.2"
"And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
The EGW passage directly references loving one's neighbor as oneself, which is a clear allusion to Matthew 22:39.
"Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?"
The EGW passage speaks of the 'soul-temple' and light shining within, which aligns with the concept of believers being the temple of God where the Spirit dwells, as described in 1 Corinthians 3:16. It's not a direct quote, but a thematic resonance.