"The crowd that followed the Saviour saw His weak and staggering steps, but they manifested no compassion. They taunted and reviled Him because He could not carry the heavy cross. Again the burden was laid upon Him, and again He fell fainting to the ground. His persecutors saw that it was impossible for Him to carry His burden farther. They were puzzled to find anyone who would bear the humiliating load. The Jews themselves could not do this, because the defilement would prevent them from keeping the Passover. None even of the mob that followed Him would stoop to bear the cross. DA 742.1"
"And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross."
The EGW passage directly alludes to the event described in Matthew 27:32, where Simon of Cyrene is compelled to carry Jesus' cross. The EGW passage elaborates on the reasons why others were unwilling to carry the cross, but the core event is the same.
"And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:"
Both passages describe Jesus bearing his cross. EGW expands on the circumstances, but the core theme is present in both.
"At this time a stranger, Simon a Cyrenian, coming in from the country, meets the throng. He hears the taunts and ribaldry of the crowd; he hears the words contemptuously repeated, Make way for the King of the Jews! He stops in astonishment at the scene; and as he expresses his compassion, they seize him and place the cross upon his shoulders. DA 742.2"
"And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross."
Both passages explicitly mention Simon of Cyrene being compelled to carry Jesus' cross.
"And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross."
Both passages explicitly mention Simon of Cyrene being compelled to carry Jesus' cross.
"Simon had heard of Jesus. His sons were believers in the Saviour, but he himself was not a disciple. The bearing of the cross to Calvary was a blessing to Simon, and he was ever after grateful for this providence. It led him to take upon himself the cross of Christ from choice, and ever cheerfully stand beneath its burden. DA 742.3 Not a few women are in the crowd that follow the Uncondemned to His cruel death. Their attention is fixed upon Jesus. Some of them have seen Him before. Some have carried to Him their sick and suffering ones. Some have themselves been healed. The story of the scenes that have taken place is related. They wonder at the hatred of the crowd toward Him for whom their own hearts are melting and ready to break. And notwithstanding the action of the maddened throng, and the angry words of the priests and rulers, these women give expression to their sympathy. As Jesus falls fainting beneath the cross, they break forth into mournful wailing. DA 742.4"
"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."
EGW connects Simon's experience of carrying the cross to the concept of taking up one's own cross, a concept directly stated in Matthew 16:24. She also describes the women weeping, which is a separate event.