"When Jesus referred to the blessings given to the Gentiles, the fierce national pride of His hearers was aroused, and His words were drowned in a tumult of voices. These people had prided themselves on keeping the law; but now that their prejudices were offended, they were ready to commit murder. The assembly broke up, and laying hands upon Jesus, they thrust Him from the synagogue, and out of the city. All seemed eager for His destruction. They hurried Him to the brow of a precipice, intending to cast Him down headlong. Shouts and maledictions filled the air. Some were casting stones at Him, when suddenly He disappeared from among them. The heavenly messengers who had been by His side in the synagogue were with Him in the midst of that maddened throng. They shut Him in from His enemies, and conducted Him to a place of safety. DA 240.1"
"And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong."
The EGW passage directly recounts the events described in Luke 4:28-29, including the people's wrath, their attempt to cast Jesus off a cliff, and his miraculous escape. This is a clear and direct allusion.
"So angels protected Lot, and led him out safely from the midst of Sodom. So they protected Elisha in the little mountain city. When the encircling hills were filled with the horses and chariots of the king of Syria, and the great host of his armed men, Elisha beheld the nearer hill slopes covered with the armies of God,—horses and chariots of fire round about the servant of the Lord. DA 240.2"
"And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city."
EGW directly references the story of Lot being led out of Sodom by angels and accurately reflects the biblical account.
"And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha."
EGW directly references the story of Elisha and the chariots of fire, accurately reflecting the biblical account.
"So, in all ages, angels have been near to Christ's faithful followers. The vast confederacy of evil is arrayed against all who would overcome; but Christ would have us look to the things which are not seen, to the armies of heaven encamped about all who love God, to deliver them. From what dangers, seen and unseen, we have been preserved through the interposition of the angels, we shall never know, until in the light of eternity we see the providences of God. Then we shall know that the whole family of heaven was interested in the family here below, and that messengers from the throne of God attended our steps from day to day. DA 240.3"
"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"
Hebrews 1:14 explicitly states that angels are 'ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.' EGW's passage directly reflects this principle, stating that angels are 'near to Christ's faithful followers' and that 'messengers from the throne of God attended our steps from day to day.'
"And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha."
Both passages emphasize the presence and protection of angels, particularly in unseen ways. EGW's statement about 'armies of heaven encamped about all who love God' directly echoes the imagery of 2 Kings 6:17, where Elisha's servant sees the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire.
"7:18 ) would fain have saved them from the ruin which their sins were inviting. DA 240.4"
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!"
Both passages express a desire to save people from impending destruction, with a sense of sorrow and frustration that the offer of salvation is rejected. EGW's reference to Jesus wanting to save them from ruin directly parallels Jesus' lament in Matthew 23:37.