"John came in the spirit and power of Elijah to proclaim the first advent of Jesus. I was pointed down to the last days and saw that John represented those who should go forth in the spirit and power of Elijah to herald the day of wrath and the second advent of Jesus. EW 155.1"
"And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
EGW directly connects John the Baptist to the spirit and power of Elijah, mirroring the description in Luke 1:17. The passage extends this concept to a future group heralding the second advent.
"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:"
Both passages link Elijah to the coming of the Lord. Malachi 4:5 speaks of Elijah preceding the 'great and dreadful day of the Lord,' while EGW connects John (in the spirit of Elijah) to both the first and second advents.
"After the baptism of Jesus in Jordan, He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil. The Holy Spirit had prepared Him for that special scene of fierce temptations. Forty days He was tempted of Satan, and in those days He ate nothing. Everything around Him was unpleasant, from which human nature would be led to shrink. He was with the wild beasts and the devil, in a desolate, lonely place. The Son of God was pale and emaciated, through fasting and suffering. But His course was marked out, and He must fulfill the work which He came to do. EW 155.2"
"Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred."
The EGW passage closely follows the narrative of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness after his baptism, as described in Matthew 4:1-2. It includes details like the forty days, the wilderness setting, and the presence of the devil.
"Satan took advantage of the sufferings of the Son of God and prepared to beset Him with manifold temptations, hoping to obtain the victory over Him, because He had humbled Himself as a man. Satan came with this temptation: “If Thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.” He tempted Jesus to condescend to give him proof of His being the Messiah, by exercising His divine power. Jesus mildly answered him, “It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” EW 155.3"
"And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
EGW directly quotes and elaborates on the temptation of Jesus by Satan, including the challenge to turn stones into bread and Jesus' response, which is a direct quote from scripture.
"And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."
The EGW passage directly quotes and references the biblical account of Jesus' temptation, making the connection explicit.
"suffering condition and boastingly affirmed that he was stronger than Jesus. But the word spoken from heaven, “Thou art My beloved Son; in Thee I am well pleased,” was sufficient to sustain Jesus through all His sufferings. I saw that Christ had nothing to do in convincing Satan of His power or of His being the Saviour of the world. Satan had sufficient evidence of the exalted station and authority of the Son of God. His unwillingness to yield to Christ's authority had shut him out of heaven. EW 155.4"
"And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."
The EGW passage directly quotes the voice from heaven at Jesus' baptism, and uses it to explain Jesus' strength against temptation. This is a clear and direct allusion.