"This introduction of wrong plans was the very thing that should have been jealously guarded against. The Avondale school was established, not to be like the schools of the world, but, as God revealed, to be a pattern school. And since it was to be a pattern school, those in charge of it should have perfected everything after God's plan, discarding all that was not in harmony with His will. Had their eyes been anointed with the heavenly eyesalve, they would have realized that they could not permit the exhibition that took place that afternoon, without dishonoring God. CT 349.1"
"I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see."
EGW uses the phrase "eyes anointed with the heavenly eyesalve," which is a clear and direct reference to Revelation 3:18. The context of spiritual discernment is also relevant.
"On Wednesday morning when I spoke to the students and to the others who had assembled, the words that the Lord gave me to speak, I did not know anything of what was to take place afterward; for no intimation of it had come to me. How could those at the head of the school harmonize with the words spoken the proceedings that followed, which were of a character to make of no effect the instruction that had just come to them from God? If their perceptions had not been greatly beclouded, they would have understood this instruction as rebuking all such proceedings. CT 349.2"
"Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings."
The EGW passage describes a situation where instruction from God was seemingly disregarded or contradicted by subsequent actions. This aligns with the warning in 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 against quenching the Spirit and despising prophesyings. The actions following the instruction effectively nullified its impact, which can be seen as 'despising' the prophetic word.
"instruction presented before the students duties of the highest order; and to efface by the amusements afterward entered into, the good impressions made, was virtually saying, “We want not Thy way, O God; we want our own way; we want to follow our own wisdom.” CT 349.3"
"Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us."
The EGW passage directly echoes the sentiment expressed in Isaiah 30:10-11. The phrase 'We want not Thy way, O God; we want our own way; we want to follow our own wisdom' is a clear parallel to the people of Isaiah's time who rejected right things and desired smooth, deceitful prophecies. Both passages highlight a rejection of God's guidance in favor of personal desires.