"Now Christ had spoken to Saul with His own voice, saying, “Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?” And the question, “Who art Thou, Lord?” was answered by the same voice, “I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.” Christ here identifies Himself with His people. In persecuting the followers of Jesus, Saul had struck directly against the Lord of heaven. In falsely accusing and testifying against them, he had falsely accused and testified against the Saviour of the world. AA 117.1"
"And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
The EGW passage directly quotes Acts 9:4.
"Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me."
Both passages connect actions against believers with actions against Christ. The EGW passage explicitly states that persecuting Jesus' followers is persecuting Jesus himself, which is the core message of Matthew 25:45.
"No doubt entered the mind of Saul that the One who spoke to him was Jesus of Nazareth, the long-looked- for Messiah, the Consolation and Redeemer of Israel. “Trembling and astonished,” he inquired, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.” AA 117.2"
"And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do."
EGW directly quotes and expands upon the dialogue between Jesus and Saul as recorded in Acts 9:6.
"When the glory was withdrawn, and Saul arose from the ground, he found himself totally deprived of sight. The brightness of Christ's glory had been too intense for his mortal eyes; and when it was removed, the blackness of night settled upon his vision. He believed that this blindness was a punishment from God for his cruel persecution of the followers of Jesus. In terrible darkness he groped about, and his companions, in fear and amazement, “led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.” AA 117.3"
"And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus."
EGW directly references and interprets the events described in Acts 9:8, adding her understanding of Saul's blindness as a consequence of his encounter with Christ.
"On the morning of that eventful day, Saul had neared Damascus with feelings of self-satisfaction because of the confidence that had been placed in him by the chief priest. To him had been entrusted grave responsibilities. He was commissioned to further the interests of the Jewish religion by checking, if possible, the spread of the new faith in Damascus. He had determined that his mission should be crowned with success and had looked forward with eager anticipation to the experiences that he expected were before him. AA 117.4"
"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
The EGW passage describes Saul's self-satisfaction and confidence before his encounter with Jesus, which can be seen as an example of pride leading to a fall, as described in Proverbs 16:18.