"At the opening of the Revolution, by a concession of the king, the people were granted a representation exceeding that of the nobles and the clergy combined. Thus the balance of power was in their hands; but they were not prepared to use it with wisdom and moderation. Eager to redress the wrongs they had suffered, they determined to undertake the reconstruction of society. An outraged populace, whose minds were filled with bitter and long-treasured memories of wrong, resolved to revolutionize the state of misery that had grown unbearable and to avenge themselves upon those whom they regarded as the authors of their sufferings. The oppressed wrought out the lesson they had learned under tyranny and became the oppressors of those who had oppressed them. GC 282.1"
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
The EGW passage describes the French Revolution as a consequence of past oppression, where the oppressed became the oppressors. This directly reflects the principle of reaping what you sow, as stated in Galatians 6:7. The connection is strong and relevant.
Unhappy France reaped in blood the harvest she had sown. Terrible were the results of her submission to the controlling power of Rome. Where France, under the influence of Romanism, had set up the first stake at the opening of the Reformation, there the Revolution set up its first guillotine. On the very spot where the first martyrs to the Protestant faith were burned in the sixteenth century, the first victims were guillotined in the eighteenth. In repelling the gospel, which would have brought her healing, France had opened the door to infidelity and ruin. When the restraints of God's law were cast aside, it was found that the laws of man were inadequate to hold in check the powerful tides of human passion; and the nation swept on to revolt and anarchy. The war against the Bible inaugurated an era which stands in the world's history as the Reign of Terror. Peace and happiness were banished from the homes and hearts of men. No one was secure. He who triumphed today was suspected, cond…
"For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up."
The EGW passage describes France reaping a bloody harvest as a consequence of its actions, directly echoing the principle of sowing and reaping found in Hosea 8:7. The context of Hosea is national apostasy leading to destruction, which aligns with EGW's interpretation of France's history.
"Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."
The EGW passage describes the violence and bloodshed of the French Revolution as a consequence of rejecting the gospel. This echoes the principle in Matthew 26:52, that those who resort to violence will ultimately suffer violence themselves. The connection is relevant and supports the original assessment.