"There appeared tokens of danger to the Protestants; there were tokens, also, that the divine hand was stretched out to protect the faithful. It was about this time that “Melanchthon hastily conducted through the streets of Spires toward the Rhine his friend Simon Grynaeus, pressing him to cross the river. The latter was astonished at such precipitation. ‘An old man of grave and solemn air, but who is unknown to me,’ said Melanchthon, ‘appeared before me and said, In a minute officers of justice will be sent by Ferdinand to arrest Grynaeus.’” GC 205.1"
"The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them."
The EGW passage describes divine protection of Grynaeus, echoing the Psalm's promise of angelic protection for those who fear God.
"During the day, Grynaeus had been scandalized at a sermon by Faber, a leading papal doctor; and at the close, remonstrated with him for defending “certain detestable errors.” “Faber dissembled his anger, but immediately after repaired to the king, from whom he had obtained an order against the importunate professor of Heidelberg. Melanchthon doubted not that God had saved his friend by sending one of His holy angels to forewarn him. GC 205.2"
"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"
EGW explicitly states Melanchthon's belief that God sent an angel, directly connecting to the concept of ministering spirits in Hebrews 1:14.
"And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews."
Both passages involve an angel intervening to save someone from danger. While the details differ, the core theme of angelic deliverance is present.
"“Motionless on the banks of the Rhine, he waited until the waters of that stream had rescued Grynaeus from his persecutors. ‘At last,’ cried Melanchthon, as he saw him on the opposite side, ‘at last he is torn from the cruel jaws of those who thirst for innocent blood.’ When he returned to his house, Melanchthon was informed that officers in search of Grynaeus had ransacked it from top to bottom.”— Ibid., b. 13, ch. 6. GC 205.3"
"Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped."
The rescue of Grynaeus from his persecutors, as described in the EGW quote, thematically parallels the imagery of Psalm 124:7, where the soul escapes like a bird from the snare of the fowler. Both passages convey a sense of deliverance from danger.