"To the believer, death is but a small matter. Christ speaks of it as if it were of little moment. “If a man keep My saying, he shall never see death,” “he shall never taste of death.” To the Christian, death is but a sleep, a moment of silence and darkness. The life is hid with Christ in God, and “when Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory.” John 8:51, 52 ; Colossians 3:4 . DA 787.1"
"When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory."
Ellen White directly references Colossians 3:4 in this passage.
"For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him."
Both passages discuss believers who have died being 'asleep' and being brought with Jesus. This is a thematic parallel.
"The voice that cried from the cross, “It is finished,” was heard among the dead. It pierced the walls of sepulchers, and summoned the sleepers to arise. Thus will it be when the voice of Christ shall be heard from heaven. That voice will penetrate the graves and unbar the tombs, and the dead in Christ shall arise. At the Saviour's resurrection a few graves were opened, but at His second coming all the precious dead shall hear His voice, and shall come forth to glorious, immortal life. The same power that raised Christ from the dead will raise His church, and glorify it with Him, above all principalities, above all powers, above every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in the world to come. DA 787.2"
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:"
Both passages describe the resurrection of the dead in Christ, triggered by the voice of the Lord. EGW expands on the concept, drawing a parallel between Christ's resurrection and the future resurrection of believers. The connection is strong and meaningful.
"Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation."
Both passages discuss the voice of Christ calling those in the graves to come forth. John 5:28-29 is a more general statement about resurrection, while EGW connects it to the specific event of Christ's resurrection and its implications for believers. The connection is valid and strengthens the understanding of the resurrection theme.