"By one who listened to these words, they were long afterward re-echoed in that sublime passage, “In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.” “That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” John 1:4, 5 , R. V., 9 . And long after Jesus had ascended to heaven, Peter also, writing under the illumination of the divine Spirit, recalled the symbol Christ had used: “We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the daystar arise in your hearts.” 2 Peter 1:19 . DA 464.1"
"In him was life; and the life was the light of men."
The EGW passage directly quotes John 1:4 and connects it to the words of Jesus.
"We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:"
Ellen White directly references 2 Peter 1:19 in this passage.
"on Mount Sinai. Light rested over the mercy seat in the tabernacle. Light filled the temple of Solomon at its dedication. Light shone on the hills of Bethlehem when the angels brought the message of redemption to the watching shepherds. DA 464.2"
"And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid."
Both passages describe the glory of the Lord shining around individuals. EGW's passage uses the event in Luke 2:9 as an example of divine light and glory, amplifying the theme.
"Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle."
Both passages describe the presence of divine light associated with sacred places and events. While Exodus 40:34 speaks of the glory of the Lord filling the tabernacle, the EGW passage interprets this as light, creating a thematic parallel.
"Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house."
Both passages describe the glory of the Lord filling a sacred space with light. EGW's passage uses the event in 2 Chronicles 7:1 as an example of divine light and glory, amplifying the theme.
"God is light; and in the words, “I am the light of the world,” Christ declared His oneness with God, and His relation to the whole human family. It was He who at the beginning had caused “the light to shine out of darkness.” 2 Corinthians 4:6 . He is the light of sun and moon and star. He was the spiritual light that in symbol and type and prophecy had shone upon Israel. But not to the Jewish nation alone was the light given. As the sunbeams penetrate to the remotest corners of the earth, so does the light of the Sun of Righteousness shine upon every soul. DA 464.3"
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."
Ellen White directly references 2 Corinthians 4:6 in this passage.
“That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” The world has had its great teachers, men of giant intellect and wonderful research, men whose utterances have stimulated thought, and opened to view vast fields of knowledge; and these men have been honored as guides and benefactors of their race. But there is One who stands higher than they. “As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God.” “No man hath seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him.” John 1:12, 18 . We can trace the line of the world's great teachers as far back as human records extend; but the Light was before them. As the moon and the stars of the solar system shine by the reflected light of the sun, so, as far as their teaching is true, do the world's great thinkers reflect the rays of the Sun of Righteousness. Every gem of thought, every flash of the intellect, is from the Light of the world. In these d…
"In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
Ellen White directly references Colossians 2:3 in this passage.
"In him was life; and the life was the light of men."
Ellen White directly references John 1:4 in this passage.