"Of His people God says, “They shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon His land. For how great is His goodness, and how great is His beauty!” Zechariah 9:16, 17 . The exaltation of the redeemed will be an eternal testimony to God's mercy. “In the ages to come,” He will “show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.” “To the intent that ... unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known ... the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which He purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Ephesians 2:7 ; 3:10, 11 , R. V. DA 26.1"
"That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus."
The EGW passage directly quotes Ephesians 2:7 and builds upon its meaning, making it a clear explicit allusion.
"Through Christ's redeeming work the government of God stands justified. The Omnipotent One is made known as the God of love. Satan's charges are refuted, and his character unveiled. Rebellion can never again arise. Sin can never again enter the universe. Through eternal ages all are secure from apostasy. By love's self- sacrifice, the inhabitants of earth and heaven are bound to their Creator in bonds of indissoluble union. DA 26.2"
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
Both passages emphasize God's love as demonstrated through the sacrifice of Jesus. The EGW passage expands on the implications of this love for the universe, while 1 John 4:10 focuses on propitiation. It's a thematic parallel because both discuss the nature of God's love as demonstrated through Christ.
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away."
Both passages speak to the ultimate eradication of suffering and the establishment of a perfect, sinless existence. Revelation 21:4 describes the absence of pain and sorrow in the new creation, while the EGW passage discusses the security from apostasy and the indissoluble union with the Creator. The connection is thematic, focusing on the final state of redemption.
"The work of redemption will be complete. In the place where sin abounded, God's grace much more abounds. The earth itself, the very field that Satan claims as his, is to be not only ransomed but exalted. Our little world, under the curse of sin the one dark blot in His glorious creation, will be honored above all other worlds in the universe of God. Here, where the Son of God tabernacled in humanity; where the King of glory lived and suffered and died,—here, when He shall make all things new, the tabernacle of God shall be with men, “and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.” And through endless ages as the redeemed walk in the light of the Lord, they will praise Him for His unspeakable Gift,— Immanuel, “God with us.” DA 26.3"
"Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:"
EGW directly references the principle of grace abounding where sin abounds, mirroring Romans 5:20. The context and application are consistent.