"The Bible declares that in the last days men will be absorbed in worldly pursuits, in pleasure and money- getting. They will be blind to eternal realities. Christ says, “As the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.” Matthew 24:37-39 . COL 228.1"
"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
EGW directly quotes Matthew 24:37.
"But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 24:37-39 in this passage.
"So it is today. Men are rushing on in the chase for gain and selfish indulgence as if there were no God, no heaven, and no hereafter. In Noah's day the warning of the flood was sent to startle men in their wickedness and call them to repentance. So the message of Christ's soon coming is designed to arouse men from their absorption in worldly things. It is intended to awaken them to a sense of eternal realities, that they may give heed to the invitation to the Lord's table. COL 228.2"
"Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;"
Both passages discuss people being engrossed in worldly activities before a major event (flood/Christ's coming). EGW expands on the theme introduced in Luke.
"The gospel invitation is to be given to all the world—“to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.” Revelation 14:6 . The last message of warning and mercy is to lighten the whole earth with its glory. It is to reach all classes of men, rich and poor, high and low. “Go out into the highways and hedges,” Christ says, “and compel them to come in, that My house may be filled.” COL 228.3"
"And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled."
EGW directly quotes Luke 14:23.
"And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,"
EGW directly quotes Revelation 14:6.
"The world is perishing for want of the gospel. There is a famine for the word of God. There are few who preach the word unmixed with human tradition. Though men have the Bible in their hands, they do not receive the blessing that God has placed in it for them. The Lord calls upon His servants to carry His message to the people. The word of everlasting life must be given to those who are perishing in their sins. COL 228.4"
"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:"
Both passages describe a 'famine' related to the word of God. EGW applies the concept to her time.
"Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life."
Both passages deal with the importance of the word of God and the consequences of its absence. While John 6:68 speaks of the 'words of eternal life' directly from Christ, the EGW passage speaks of a 'famine for the word of God' and the need to share the 'word of everlasting life.' The connection is thematic, but not a direct quote or explicit allusion.