"Servants of God, with their faces lighted up and shining with holy consecration, will hasten from place to place to proclaim the message from heaven. By thousands of voices, all over the earth, the warning will be given. Miracles will be wrought, the sick will be healed, and signs and wonders will follow the believers. Satan also works, with lying wonders, even bringing down fire from heaven in the sight of men. Revelation 13:13 . Thus the inhabitants of the earth will be brought to take their stand. GC 612.1"
"And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,"
Ellen White directly references Revelation 13:13 in this passage.
"The message will be carried not so much by argument as by the deep conviction of the Spirit of God. The arguments have been presented. The seed has been sown, and now it will spring up and bear fruit. The publications distributed by missionary workers have exerted their influence, yet many whose minds were impressed have been prevented from fully comprehending the truth or from yielding obedience. Now the rays of light penetrate everywhere, the truth is seen in its clearness, and the honest children of God sever the bands which have held them. Family connections, church relations, are powerless to stay them now. Truth is more precious than all besides. Notwithstanding the agencies combined against the truth, a large number take their stand upon the Lord's side. GC 612.2"
"Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls."
Both passages describe a large number of people accepting a message and being added to the believers. The EGW quote speaks of a spiritual conviction leading to a separation from previous ties, while Acts 2:41 describes the immediate result of Peter's sermon.