"The suppression of the Scriptures during the period of papal supremacy was foretold by the prophets; and the Revelator points also to the terrible results that were to accrue especially to France from the domination of the “man of sin.” GC 266.1"
"And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time."
The EGW passage explicitly refers to prophetic predictions of the suppression of Scripture during papal supremacy. Daniel 7:25 is a key verse used to support this interpretation, describing the actions of a power that would 'wear out the saints' and 'change times and laws,' which is often interpreted as referring to the papacy's actions during the Middle Ages.
"And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth."
The EGW passage refers to the suppression of Scripture during papal supremacy, which aligns with the general theme of Revelation 11:3 regarding the two witnesses prophesying in sackcloth, symbolizing a time of difficulty and obscurity for God's word.
"Said the angel of the Lord: “The holy city shall they tread underfoot forty and two months. And I will give power unto My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.... And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.... And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and a half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.” Revelation 11:2-11 . GC 266.2"
"But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them."
Ellen White directly references Revelation 11:2-11 in this passage.
"The periods here mentioned—“forty and two months,” and “a thousand two hundred and threescore days”— are the same, alike representing the time in which the church of Christ was to suffer oppression from Rome. The 1260 years of papal supremacy began in A.D. 538, and would therefore terminate in 1798. (See Appendix note for page 54.) At that time a French army entered Rome and made the pope a prisoner, and he died in exile. Though a new pope was soon afterward elected, the papal hierarchy has never since been able to wield the power which it before possessed. GC 266.3"
"And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months."
The EGW passage directly references and interprets the 'forty and two months' mentioned in Revelation 13:5, connecting it to a specific historical period and power. This is a clear and intentional allusion.
"those days shall be shortened.” Matthew 24:22 . Through the influence of the Reformation the persecution was brought to an end prior to 1798. GC 266.4"
"And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened."
Ellen White directly references Matthew 24:22 in this passage.