"Corruptions of every type, similar to those existing among the antediluvians, will be brought in to take minds captive. The exaltation of nature as God, the unrestrained license of the human will, the counsel of the ungodly—these Satan uses as agencies to bring about certain ends. He will employ the power of mind over mind to carry out his designs. The most sorrowful thought of all is that under his deceptive influence men will have a form of godliness, without having a real connection with God. Like Adam and Eve, who ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, many are even now feeding upon the deceptive morsels of error. 8T 293.5"
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
Both passages describe a state of widespread corruption and wickedness. EGW draws a parallel between the corruptions before the flood (Genesis 6:5) and the corruptions of her time, emphasizing the deceptive influence of Satan and the adoption of a form of godliness without genuine connection with God. The reference to Adam and Eve eating the fruit further strengthens the connection.