Amazed at his dullness of comprehension, Christ asked with pained surprise, “Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known Me, Philip?” Is it possible that you do not see the Father in the works He does through Me? Do you not believe that I came to testify of the Father? “How sayest thou then, Show us the Father?” “He that hath seen Me hath seen the Father.” Christ had not ceased to be God when He became man. Though He had humbled Himself to humanity, the Godhead was still His own. Christ alone could represent the Father to humanity, and this representation the disciples had been privileged to behold for over three years. DA 663.5 “Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me: or else believe Me for the very works’ sake.” Their faith might safely rest on the evidence given in Christ's works, works that no man, of himself, ever had done, or ever could do. Christ's work testified to His divinity. Through Him the Father had been revealed. DA 664.1 If the disci…
"Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?"
EGW directly quotes and elaborates on John 14:9, using the verse as a foundation for her explanation of Christ's relationship with the Father.
"As Christ was speaking these words, the glory of God was shining from His countenance, and all present felt a sacred awe as they listened with rapt attention to His words. Their hearts were more decidedly drawn to Him; and as they were drawn to Christ in greater love, they were drawn to one another. They felt that heaven was very near, and that the words to which they listened were a message to them from their heavenly Father. DA 664.3"
"Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus."
Both passages describe a powerful experience of God's presence leading to unity and a sense of the divine. In Acts 4:13, the boldness of Peter and John is noted, and people recognize they have been with Jesus. In DA 664.3, the glory of God shines from Christ, creating awe and drawing people closer to Him and to each other. The shared theme is the transformative power of encountering God.
"exercised no powers, that men may not have through faith in Him. His perfect humanity is that which all His followers may possess, if they will be in subjection to God as He was. DA 664.4"
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father."
Both passages highlight the potential for believers to emulate Jesus's works and character through faith. John 14:12 speaks of doing greater works, while the EGW passage emphasizes the possibility of possessing Jesus's perfect humanity through submission to God. The EGW passage directly amplifies the principle found in John 14:12.