"“The Lord is not slack concerning His promise.” 2 Peter 3:9 . He does not forget or neglect His children; but He permits the wicked to reveal their true character, that none who desire to do His will may be deceived concerning them. Again, the righteous are placed in the furnace of affliction, that they themselves may be purified; that their example may convince others of the reality of faith and godliness; and also that their consistent course may condemn the ungodly and unbelieving. GC 48.1"
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
Ellen White directly references 2 Peter 3:9 in this passage.
"God permits the wicked to prosper and to reveal their enmity against Him, that when they shall have filled up the measure of their iniquity all may see His justice and mercy in their utter destruction. The day of His vengeance hastens, when all who have transgressed His law and oppressed His people will meet the just recompense of their deeds; when every act of cruelty or injustice toward God's faithful ones will be punished as though done to Christ Himself. GC 48.2"
"Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me."
The EGW passage states that cruelty and injustice toward God's faithful ones will be punished as though done to Christ Himself. This directly reflects the principle in Matthew 25:45, where Jesus equates actions done (or not done) to the 'least of these' with actions done (or not done) to Himself.
"What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:"
Both passages discuss God's patience with the wicked and their eventual destruction, although Romans 9:22 focuses more on God's sovereignty in this process. The EGW passage expands on the idea of God's justice and mercy being revealed in the destruction of the wicked, which aligns with the theme in Romans.
"There is another and more important question that should engage the attention of the churches of today. The apostle Paul declares that “all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” 2 Timothy 3:12 . Why is it, then, that persecution seems in a great degree to slumber? The only reason is that the church has conformed to the world's standard and therefore awakens no opposition. The religion which is current in our day is not of the pure and holy character that marked the Christian faith in the days of Christ and His apostles. It is only because of the spirit of compromise with sin, because the great truths of the word of God are so indifferently regarded, because there is so little vital godliness in the church, that Christianity is apparently so popular with the world. Let there be a revival of the faith and power of the early church, and the spirit of persecution will be revived, and the fires of persecution will be rekindled. GC 48.3"
"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
Ellen White directly references 2 Timothy 3:12 in this passage.