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"Unwittingly they had pronounced their own doom. Jesus looked upon them, and under His searching gaze they knew that He read the secrets of their hearts. His divinity flashed out before them with unmistakable power. They saw in the husbandmen a picture of themselves, and they involuntarily exclaimed, “God forbid!” COL 295.1"
Direct citation 95% Luke 20:16
"He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid."
EGW directly references the phrase "God forbid!" in the same context as Luke 20:16, indicating a clear and intentional connection.
"Solemnly and regretfully Christ asked, “Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner; this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.” COL 295.2"
Direct citation 95% Matthew 21:42
"Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"
EGW directly quotes Matthew 21:42.
Direct citation 95% Matthew 21:43
"Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof."
EGW directly quotes Matthew 21:43.
Direct citation 95% Matthew 21:44
"And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."
EGW directly quotes Matthew 21:44.
"of midnight. The doom foretold came upon the Jewish nation. Their own fierce passions, uncontrolled, wrought their ruin. In their blind rage they destroyed one another. Their rebellious, stubborn pride brought upon them the wrath of their Roman conquerors. Jerusalem was destroyed, the temple laid in ruins, and its site plowed like a field. The children of Judah perished by the most horrible forms of death. Millions were sold, to serve as bondmen in heathen lands. COL 295.3"
Related principle 90% Luke 19:44
"And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation."
Both passages describe the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple as a consequence of rejecting Christ. The EGW passage elaborates on the fulfillment of the prophecy in Luke.
Related principle 80% Deuteronomy 28:64
"And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone."
Both passages describe the scattering of the Jewish people among the nations as a consequence of disobedience. The EGW passage describes the historical fulfillment of the prophecy in Deuteronomy.

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