"The end is near, stealing upon us stealthily, imperceptibly, like the noiseless approach of a thief in the night. May the Lord grant that we shall no longer sleep as do others, but that we shall watch and be sober. The truth is soon to triumph gloriously, and all who now choose to be laborers together with God will triumph with it. The time is short; the night soon cometh when no man can work. Let those who are rejoicing in the light of present truth now make haste to impart the truth to others. The Lord is inquiring: “Whom shall I send?” Those who wish to sacrifice for the truth's sake are now to respond: “Here am I; send me.” Isaiah 6:8 . 9T 135.1"
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 6:8 in this passage.
"For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."
The phrase 'thief in the night' is a direct allusion to 1 Thessalonians 5:2. EGW uses it in a similar context, referring to the unexpected arrival of the end times.
"Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober."
The phrase 'let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober' is a direct allusion to 1 Thessalonians 5:6. EGW uses it in a similar context, referring to the need for vigilance in the end times.
"I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work."
Both passages discuss the urgency of working while there is still time, before the 'night' comes when work is no longer possible. The concept of 'night' representing a time when activity ceases is the key parallel.
***** Let those who bear responsibilities remember that it is the Holy Spirit who is to do the fashioning. It is the Lord who controls. We are not to try to mold, according to our own ideas, those for whom we work, but to let Christ do the molding. He follows no human pattern. He works according to His own mind and Spirit. It is man's work to reveal to the world that which Christ has placed in his heart; through His grace man becomes a partaker of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. The higher powers of the one who receives Christ are strengthened and ennobled, and he receives a fitness for God's service. 9T 135.2 Many of the world's learned men have received so high an education that they cannot touch the common people. Their knowledge is intricate. It soars high, but rests nowhere. The most intelligent businessmen desire simple truth such as Christ gave to the people when He was on this earth—the truth that He declares to be spirit and …
"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust."
The phrase 'partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust' is a direct allusion to 2 Peter 1:4. EGW uses it in a similar context, referring to the transformation that occurs when one receives Christ.
"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Both passages discuss being led by the Spirit and becoming more like God. EGW expands on the practical implications of this spiritual transformation.