Yet this very class put forth the claim that the fast-spreading corruption is largely attributable to the desecration of the so-called “Christian sabbath,” and that the enforcement of Sunday observance would greatly improve the morals of society. This claim is especially urged in America, where the doctrine of the true Sabbath has been most widely preached. Here the temperance work, one of the most prominent and important of moral reforms, is often combined with the Sunday movement, and the advocates of the latter represent themselves as laboring to promote the highest interest of society; and those who refuse to unite with them are denounced as the enemies of temperance and reform. But the fact that a movement to establish error is connected with a work which is in itself good, is not an argument in favor of the error. We may disguise poison by mingling it with wholesome food, but we do not change its nature. On the contrary, it is rendered more dangerous, as it is more likely to be t…
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
Both passages warn about deception. Matthew 7:15 warns about false prophets appearing harmless but being destructive, while EGW describes a movement that appears good (temperance) but is connected to error (Sunday observance).
"And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light."
Both passages address the deceptive nature of evil. 2 Corinthians 11:14 states that Satan disguises himself as an angel of light, while EGW describes how error can be disguised by being connected to a good cause, making it more dangerous.