"But it was not simply the absence of outward glory in His life that led the Jews to reject Jesus. He was the embodiment of purity, and they were impure. He dwelt among men an example of spotless integrity. His blameless life flashed light upon their hearts. His sincerity revealed their insincerity. It made manifest the hollowness of their pretentious piety, and discovered iniquity to them in its odious character. Such a light was unwelcome. DA 243.1"
"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
Both passages directly connect Jesus as light exposing the darkness and evil deeds of men. The EGW passage amplifies this theme by explaining how Jesus's purity revealed the insincerity of the Jewish leaders.
"The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil."
Both passages highlight the hatred Jesus faced because His life and teachings exposed the evil in the world. The EGW passage elaborates on how Jesus's integrity revealed the insincerity of others.
"If Christ had called attention to the Pharisees, and had extolled their learning and piety, they would have hailed Him with joy. But when He spoke of the kingdom of heaven as a dispensation of mercy for all mankind, He was presenting a phase of religion they would not tolerate. Their own example and teaching had never been such as to make the service of God seem desirable. When they saw Jesus giving attention to the very ones they hated and repulsed, it stirred up the worst passions of their proud hearts. Notwithstanding their boast that under the “Lion of the tribe of Judah” ( Revelation 5:5 ), Israel should be exalted to pre-eminence over all nations, they could have borne the disappointment of their ambitious hopes better than they could bear Christ's reproof of their sins, and the reproach they felt even from the presence of His purity. DA 243.2"
"And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."
Ellen White directly references Revelation 5:5 in this passage.
"But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,"
Both passages address the Pharisees' desire for outward recognition and their hypocrisy. The EGW passage expands on this by showing how Jesus's actions challenged their self-serving piety and stirred up their anger.