"Through all our trials we have a never-failing Helper. He does not leave us alone to struggle with temptation, to battle with evil, and be finally crushed with burdens and sorrow. Though now He is hidden from mortal sight, the ear of faith can hear His voice saying, Fear not; I am with you. “I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore.” Revelation 1:18 . I have endured your sorrows, experienced your struggles, encountered your temptations. I know your tears; I also have wept. The griefs that lie too deep to be breathed into any human ear, I know. Think not that you are desolate and forsaken. Though your pain touch no responsive chord in any heart on earth, look unto Me, and live. “The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.” Isaiah 54:10 . DA 483.1"
"I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
Ellen White directly references Revelation 1:18 in this passage.
"For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 54:10 in this passage.
"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."
The EGW passage echoes the sentiment of Hebrews 4:15, emphasizing Christ's empathy and understanding of human suffering. Both passages highlight Christ's ability to relate to our struggles.
"Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."
Both passages convey the idea of Christ's constant presence and support. While Matthew 28:20 is a direct promise of being with believers, the EGW passage reinforces this promise in the context of trials and tribulations.
"However much a shepherd may love his sheep, he loves his sons and daughters more. Jesus is not only our shepherd; He is our “everlasting Father.” And He says, “I know Mine own, and Mine own know Me, even as the Father knoweth Me, and I know the Father.” John 10:14, 15 , R. V. What a statement is this!—the only- begotten Son, He who is in the bosom of the Father, He whom God has declared to be “the Man that is My fellow” ( Zechariah 13:7 ),—the communion between Him and the eternal God is taken to represent the communion between Christ and His children on the earth! DA 483.2"
"I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine."
The EGW passage directly quotes John 10:14 and builds upon the shepherd analogy.
"As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep."
The EGW passage directly quotes John 10:15 and uses it to illustrate the relationship between Christ and the Father.
"Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones."
The EGW passage explicitly quotes Zechariah 13:7 and connects it to Jesus.
"Because we are the gift of His Father, and the reward of His work, Jesus loves us. He loves us as His children. Reader, He loves you. Heaven itself can bestow nothing greater, nothing better. Therefore trust. DA 483.3 Jesus thought upon the souls all over the earth who were misled by false shepherds. Those whom He longed to gather as the sheep of His pasture were scattered among wolves, and He said, “Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear My voice; and they shall become one flock, one shepherd.” John 10:16 , R. V. DA 483.4"
"And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd."
The EGW passage directly quotes John 10:16 and uses it as a basis for her commentary.