"There are thousands in America perishing in ignorance and sin. And looking afar off to some distant field, those who know the truth are indifferently passing by the needy fields close to them. Christ says: “Go work today in My vineyard.” “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” Matthew 21:28 ; 4:35 . 8T 35.3 Wake up, wake up, my brethren and sisters, and enter the fields in America that have never been worked. After you have given something for foreign fields, do not think your duty done. There is a work to be done in foreign fields, but there is a work to be done in America that is just as important. In the cities of America there are people of almost every language. These need the light that God has given to His church. 8T 36.1"
"But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 21:28 in this passage.
"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;"
EGW directly quotes Matthew 21:28 and 4:35, and the reference to the harvest aligns with the sentiment in Matthew 9:37. The passage amplifies the urgency of missionary work by drawing a parallel to the biblical call to harvest.
"The Lord lives and reigns. Soon He will arise in majesty to shake terribly the earth. A special message is now to be borne, a message that will pierce the spiritual darkness and convict and convert souls. “Haste thee, flee for thy life,” is the call to be given to those dwelling in sin. We must now be terribly in earnest. We have not a moment to spend in criticism and accusation. Let those who have done this in the past fall on their knees in prayer, and let them beware how they put their words and their plans in the place of God's words and God's plans. 8T 36.2"
"Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."
Both passages convey a sense of urgency and impending judgment. EGW's call to "flee for thy life" echoes the urgency found in Revelation 14:7, which warns of the hour of judgment. The connection is thematic, focusing on the need for immediate action in light of God's judgment.