"The guests at the marriage feast were inspected by the king. Only those were accepted who had obeyed his requirements and put on the wedding garment. So it is with the guests at the gospel feast. All must pass the scrutiny of the great King, and only those are received who have put on the robe of Christ's righteousness. COL 312.1 Righteousness is right doing, and it is by their deeds that all will be judged. Our characters are revealed by what we do. The works show whether the faith is genuine. COL 312.2"
"And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen."
This is a clear and direct allusion to the parable of the wedding garment in Matthew 22. EGW explicitly connects the guests at the marriage feast being inspected by the king to the idea of all being judged and received only if they have the 'robe of Christ's righteousness.'
"And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:"
The EGW passage directly references and interprets the parable in Matthew 22, specifically the detail about the wedding garment and the king's inspection.
"For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also."
EGW's statement that 'Righteousness is right doing, and it is by their deeds that all will be judged. Our characters are revealed by what we do. The works show whether the faith is genuine' directly reflects the principle articulated in James 2:26, that faith without works is dead. Both emphasize the importance of actions as evidence of genuine faith.
"And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints."
Both passages connect righteousness with a garment, although the Revelation passage speaks of the righteousness of saints as fine linen, while EGW speaks of the robe of Christ's righteousness. The underlying theme of righteousness being represented by a garment is present in both.
"It is not enough for us to believe that Jesus is not an impostor, and that the religion of the Bible is no cunningly devised fable. We may believe that the name of Jesus is the only name under heaven whereby man may be saved, and yet we may not through faith make Him our personal Saviour. It is not enough to believe the theory of truth. It is not enough to make a profession of faith in Christ and have our names registered on the church roll. “He that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Him, and He in him. And hereby we know that He abideth in us, by the Spirit which He hath given us.” “Hereby we do know that we know Him if we keep His commandments.” 1 John 3:24 ; 1 John 2:3 . This is the genuine evidence of conversion. Whatever our profession, it amounts to nothing unless Christ is revealed in works of righteousness. COL 312.3"
"And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us."
Ellen White directly references 1 John 3:24 in this passage.
"And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments."
Ellen White directly references 1 John 2:3 in this passage.