God had provided a way of escape for His servant in this hour of peril. A vigilant eye had followed Luther's movements, and a true and noble heart had resolved upon his rescue. It was plain that Rome would be satisfied with nothing short of his death; only by concealment could he be preserved from the jaws of the lion. God gave wisdom to Frederick of Saxony to devise a plan for the Reformer's preservation. With the co-operation of true friends the elector's purpose was carried out, and Luther was effectually hidden from friends and foes. Upon his homeward journey he was seized, separated from his attendants, and hurriedly conveyed through the forest to the castle of Wartburg, an isolated mountain fortress. Both his seizure and his concealment were so involved in mystery that even Frederick himself for a long time knew not whither he had been conducted. This ignorance was not without design; so long as the elector knew nothing of Luther's whereabouts, he could reveal nothing. He satisfi…
"Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket."
Both passages describe the secret and protected escape of a key religious figure (Luther and Paul) from danger. The method of escape differs, but the underlying theme of divine protection and concealment is present in both.
"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."
The EGW passage describes God's protection of Luther through Frederick's plan, which thematically aligns with the idea of dwelling in the secret place of the Most High and finding refuge under His shadow, as described in Psalm 91:1.
"Spring, summer, and autumn passed, and winter came, and Luther still remained a prisoner. Aleander and his partisans exulted as the light of the gospel seemed about to be extinguished. But instead of this, the Reformer was filling his lamp from the storehouse of truth; and its light was to shine forth with brighter radiance. GC 168.2"
"Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house."
The EGW passage uses the metaphor of a lamp being filled to shine brighter, which directly echoes the sentiment of Matthew 5:15 about not hiding one's light. The context of the gospel spreading despite opposition strengthens the connection.