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"I saw that many of these shepherds had denied the past teachings of God; they had denied and rejected the glorious truths which they once zealously advocated and had covered themselves with mesmerism and all kinds of delusions. I saw that they were drunken with error and were leading on their flock to death. Many of the opposers of God's truth devise mischief in their heads upon their beds, and in the day they carry out their wicked devices to put down the truth and to get something new to interest the people and divert their minds from the precious, all-important truth. EW 123.2"
Related principle 85% 2 Peter 2:1
"But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction."
Both passages address the issue of false teachers who introduce destructive heresies and lead people astray. 2 Peter 2:1 speaks of false teachers denying the Lord, while EGW describes shepherds who have denied past teachings and are leading their flock to death. The shared theme of false teachers and their destructive influence makes this a valid parallel.
Direct citation 85% Micah 2:1
"Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand."
The phrase 'devise mischief in their heads upon their beds' in the EGW passage is a direct allusion to Micah 2:1, which speaks of those who 'devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds!' The similarity in wording and the shared theme of plotting evil make this a clear connection.
Related principle 80% Isaiah 56:10
"His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber."
Both passages describe leaders who are failing in their duty to guide and protect their followers. Isaiah 56:10 speaks of blind and slumbering watchmen, while EGW describes shepherds who are 'drunken with error' and leading their flock to death. The theme of negligent spiritual leadership connects the two.

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