"In Noah's day, men had disregarded the law of God until almost all remembrance of the Creator had passed away from the earth. Their iniquity reached so great a height that the Lord brought a flood of waters upon the earth, and swept away its wicked inhabitants. COL 178.1"
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
The EGW passage directly references the wickedness of man in Noah's day leading to the flood, which is the central theme of Genesis 6:5. The passage amplifies the verse by providing context and consequences.
"And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;"
Both passages refer to Noah's flood and the destruction of the ungodly. While EGW focuses on the disregard for God's law, 2 Peter 2:5 mentions Noah as a preacher of righteousness and the flood as a judgment on the ungodly. The connection is thematic, focusing on the same event and its significance.
"From age to age the Lord has made known the manner of His working. When a crisis has come, He has revealed Himself, and has interposed to hinder the working out of Satan's plans. With nations, with families, and with individuals, He has often permitted matters to come to a crisis, that His interference might become marked. Then He has made manifest that there is a God in Israel who will maintain His law and vindicate His people. COL 178.2"
"And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;"
Both passages describe God's intervention in times of crisis to help His people. Exodus 3:7 recounts God's awareness of the Israelites' suffering in Egypt, while the EGW passage speaks of God revealing Himself and intervening to hinder Satan's plans. The connection is a valid thematic parallel.
"The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah."
EGW's statement about God revealing Himself in crises and vindicating His people shares a thematic parallel with Psalm 9:16, which speaks of God being known through His judgments. Both passages suggest God's active involvement in human affairs and His intervention to uphold justice.
"Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:"
Both passages describe God's intervention during times of crisis to deliver His people. The EGW passage expands on this theme, echoing the idea of God revealing Himself and vindicating His people, similar to the Exodus account.
"In this time of prevailing iniquity we may know that the last great crisis is at hand. When the defiance of God's law is almost universal, when His people are oppressed and afflicted by their fellow men, the Lord will interpose. COL 178.3"
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
Both passages refer to the 'last days' and the perilous times associated with them. 2 Timothy 3:1 explicitly states that perilous times will come in the last days, while EGW connects 'prevailing iniquity' with the 'last great crisis.' This is a strong thematic parallel.
"And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold."
Both passages connect a rise in iniquity with the end times. The EGW passage speaks of a 'time of prevailing iniquity' and the 'last great crisis,' while Matthew 24:12 states that 'iniquity shall abound.'
"To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress."
Both passages address the theme of God interposing on behalf of the oppressed. The EGW passage speaks of God interposing when His people are oppressed, while Psalm 10:18 describes God judging the fatherless and oppressed.
The time is near when He will say, “Come, My people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For, behold, the Lord cometh out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.” Isaiah 26:20, 21 . Men who claim to be Christians may now defraud and oppress the poor; they may rob the widow and fatherless; they may indulge their Satanic hatred because they cannot control the consciences of God's people; but for all this God will bring them into judgment. They “shall have judgment without mercy” that have “showed no mercy.” ( James 2:13 .) Not long hence they will stand before the Judge of all the earth, to render an account for the pain they have caused to the bodies and souls of His heritage. They may now indulge in false accusations, they may deride those whom God has appointed to do His work…
"For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment."
Ellen White directly references James 2:13 in this passage.