"The disciples still expected Christ to reign as a temporal prince. Although He had so long concealed His design, they believed that He would not always remain in poverty and obscurity; the time was near when He would establish His kingdom. That the hatred of the priests and rabbis would never be overcome, that Christ would be rejected by His own nation, condemned as a deceiver, and crucified as a malefactor,—such a thought the disciples had never entertained. But the hour of the power of darkness was drawing on, and Jesus must open to His disciples the conflict before them. He was sad as He anticipated the trial. DA 415.1"
"But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done."
Both passages deal with the disciples' misunderstanding of Jesus' mission and their expectation of a temporal kingdom. Luke 24:21 expresses the disciples' disappointment that Jesus did not redeem Israel, while the EGW passage explains their prior expectation of a temporal reign.
"The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?"
Both passages highlight the disciples' and the people's misunderstanding of the Messiah's role. John 12:34 shows the people's belief that the Christ would abide forever, contrasting with Jesus' impending death, while the EGW passage describes the disciples' expectation of a temporal kingdom and their inability to comprehend Jesus' suffering.
Hitherto He had refrained from making known to them anything relative to His sufferings and death. In His conversation with Nicodemus He had said, “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:14, 15 . But the disciples did not hear this, and had they heard, would not have understood. But now they have been with Jesus, listening to His words, beholding His works, until, notwithstanding the humility of His surroundings, and the opposition of priests and people, they can join in the testimony of Peter, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Now the time has come for the veil that hides the future to be withdrawn. “From that time forth began Jesus to show unto His disciples, how that He must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.” DA 415.2 Speechless with…
"And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:"
The EGW passage directly quotes John 3:14 and discusses its significance in relation to Jesus' mission.
"From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day."
The EGW passage directly quotes Matthew 16:21 and discusses its significance in relation to Jesus' mission.
"Peter loved his Lord; but Jesus did not commend him for thus manifesting the desire to shield Him from suffering. Peter's words were not such as would be a help and solace to Jesus in the great trial before Him. They were not in harmony with God's purpose of grace toward a lost world, nor with the lesson of self-sacrifice that Jesus had come to teach by His own example. Peter did not desire to see the cross in the work of Christ. The impression which his words would make was directly opposed to that which Christ desired to make on the minds of His followers, and the Saviour was moved to utter one of the sternest rebukes that ever fell from His lips: “Get thee behind Me, Satan: thou art an offense unto Me: for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” DA 415.4"
"But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men."
The EGW passage directly quotes and elaborates on Matthew 16:23.
"And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt."
Both passages deal with Jesus's suffering and the disciples' inability to fully grasp the necessity of it. Matthew 26:39 shows Jesus's internal struggle, while the EGW passage shows Peter's external resistance to the idea.