Some of the disciples had gained confidence to enter where Jesus was and witness His trial. They expected that He would manifest His divine power, and deliver Himself from the hands of His enemies, and punish them for their cruelty toward Him. Their hopes would rise and fall as the different scenes transpired. Sometimes they doubted, and feared that they had been deceived. But the voice heard at the mount of transfiguration, and the glory they there beheld, strengthened their faith that He was the Son of God. They called to mind the scenes which they had witnessed, the miracles which they had seen Jesus perform in healing the sick, opening the eyes of the blind, unstopping the deaf ears, rebuking and casting out devils, raising the dead to life, and even calming the wind and the sea. They could not believe that He would die. They hoped that He would yet rise in power, and with His commanding voice disperse that bloodthirsty multitude, as when He entered the temple and drove out those w…
"While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him."
The EGW passage directly references the disciples recalling the voice and glory at the Mount of Transfiguration to strengthen their faith in Jesus as the Son of God, which is the central event described in Matthew 17:5. The passage amplifies the impact of that event on the disciples' faith during Jesus' trial.
"Judas rushed through the multitude, confessing that he had sinned in betraying innocent blood. He offered the priests the money which they had paid him, and entreated them to release Jesus, declaring that He was entirely innocent. EW 171.2"
"Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that."
The EGW passage directly quotes and elaborates on Judas' confession and the priests' response as recorded in Matthew 27:4. This is a clear and direct allusion.