"“Herod with his men of war set Him at nought, and mocked Him, and arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe.” The Roman soldiers joined in this abuse. All that these wicked, corrupt soldiers, helped on by Herod and the Jewish dignitaries, could instigate was heaped upon the Saviour. Yet His divine patience failed not. DA 731.2"
"And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate."
The EGW passage directly quotes Luke 23:11, indicating a clear explicit allusion.
"Christ's persecutors had tried to measure His character by their own; they had represented Him as vile as themselves. But back of all the present appearance another scene intruded itself,—a scene which they will one day see in all its glory. There were some who trembled in Christ's presence. While the rude throng were bowing in mockery before Him, some who came forward for that purpose turned back, afraid and silenced. Herod was convicted. The last rays of merciful light were shining upon his sin-hardened heart. He felt that this was no common man; for divinity had flashed through humanity. At the very time when Christ was encompassed by mockers, adulterers, and murderers, Herod felt that he was beholding a God upon His throne. DA 731.3"
"As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground."
Both passages describe a powerful reaction to Jesus' presence or words. In John 18:6, the soldiers fall to the ground when Jesus says "I am he." In the EGW passage, Herod and some of the crowd are struck with a sense of Jesus' divinity, suggesting a similar, though less dramatic, reaction.
"Hardened as he was, Herod dared not ratify the condemnation of Christ. He wished to relieve himself of the terrible responsibility, and he sent Jesus back to the Roman judgment hall. DA 731.4"
"No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him."
The EGW passage directly refers to Herod sending Jesus back to Pilate, which is mentioned in Luke 23:15. It's a direct retelling of the event.
Pilate was disappointed and much displeased. When the Jews returned with their prisoner, he asked impatiently what they would have him do. He reminded them that he had already examined Jesus, and found no fault in Him; he told them that they had brought complaints against Him, but they had not been able to prove a single charge. He had sent Jesus to Herod, the tetrarch of Galilee, and one of their own nation, but he also had found in Him nothing worthy of death. “I will therefore chastise Him,” Pilate said, “and release Him.” DA 731.5 Here Pilate showed his weakness. He had declared that Jesus was innocent, yet he was willing for Him to be scourged to pacify His accusers. He would sacrifice justice and principle in order to compromise with the mob. This placed him at a disadvantage. The crowd presumed upon his indecision, and clamored the more for the life of the prisoner. If at the first Pilate had stood firm, refusing to condemn a man whom he found guiltless, he would have broken the…
"No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him."
The EGW passage directly refers to Herod finding nothing worthy of death in Jesus, mirroring Luke 23:15. It's a direct retelling of the event.
"Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all."
Both passages discuss Pilate's declaration of Jesus' innocence. The EGW passage expands on Pilate's internal conflict and attempts to appease the crowd, which is thematically linked to John 18:38 where Pilate states he finds no fault in Jesus.