"And now he was in prison, and he knew that his enemies, in their desperate malice, would resort to any means to put him to death. Could it be that his work for the churches was ended and that ravening wolves were to enter in now? The cause of Christ was very near to Paul's heart, and with deep anxiety he thought of the perils of the scattered churches, exposed as they were to the persecutions of just such men as he had encountered in the Sanhedrin council. In distress and discouragement he wept and prayed. AA 412.4"
"For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock."
The EGW passage directly references the idea of 'ravening wolves' entering in, which is a clear allusion to Paul's warning in Acts 20:29. The context of Paul's concern for the church is also shared.