"From all countries the Macedonian cry is sounding: “Come over, ... and help us.” God has opened fields before us, and if human agencies would but co-operate with divine agencies, many, many souls would be won to the truth. But the Lord's professing people have been sleeping over their allotted work, and in many places it remains comparatively untouched. God has sent message after message to arouse our people to do something, and to do it now. But to the call, “Whom shall I send?” there have been few to respond, “Here am I; send me.” Isaiah 6:8 . 9T 46.1"
"And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us."
EGW directly references the Macedonian cry from Acts 16:9, drawing a parallel between Paul's call to Macedonia and the present need for missionary work.
"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."
EGW directly quotes Isaiah 6:8, drawing a parallel between Isaiah's response to God's call and the need for individuals to volunteer for service.
"When the reproach of indolence and slothfulness shall have been wiped away from the church, the Spirit of the Lord will be graciously manifested. Divine power will be revealed. The church will see the providential working of the Lord of hosts. The light of truth will shine forth in clear, strong rays, and, as in the time of the apostles, many souls will turn from error to truth. The earth will be lighted with the glory of the Lord. 9T 46.2"
"And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory."
The EGW passage directly echoes the language of Revelation 18:1, particularly the phrase "the earth will be lighted with the glory of the Lord," making it a clear allusion.
"Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls."
EGW draws a parallel between the results of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the time of the apostles (as exemplified by the conversion of 3000 souls in Acts 2:41) and the potential for a similar outpouring and widespread conversion in the future, leading to the earth being 'lighted with the glory of the Lord'.
"Heavenly angels have long been waiting for human agents—the members of the church—to co-operate with them in the great work to be done. They are waiting for you. So vast is the field, so comprehensive the design, that every sanctified heart will be pressed into service as an instrument of divine power. 9T 46.3"
"For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building."
Both passages emphasize the idea of humans working together with God (or heavenly beings) in a shared endeavor. The EGW passage speaks of cooperation with angels, while 1 Corinthians 3:9 speaks of being laborers together with God.
"Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
Both passages address the need for more workers in a large field. Matthew 9:37-38 highlights the scarcity of laborers for the harvest, while the EGW passage speaks of a vast field and the need for every sanctified heart to be pressed into service.