"The Council of Tarragona, 1234, ruled that: “No one may possess the books of the Old and New Testaments in the Romance language, and if anyone possesses them he must turn them over to the local bishop within eight days after promulgation of this decree, so that they may be burned lest, be he a cleric or a layman, he be suspected until he is cleared of all suspicion.”—D. Lortsch, Histoire de la Bible en France, 1910, p. 14. GC 688.1 At the Council of Constance, in 1415, Wycliffe was posthumously condemned by Arundel, the archbishop of Canterbury, as “that pestilent wretch of damnable heresy who invented a new translation of the Scriptures in his mother tongue.” GC 688.2"
"And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."
The EGW passage describes the suppression of the Bible and persecution of those who translated or possessed it. The verse speaks of fearing God rather than those who can only kill the body. The connection is thematic, as both deal with fear and persecution, but it is not a strong connection.
"The opposition to the Bible by the Roman Catholic Church has continued through the centuries and was increased particularly at the time of the founding of Bible societies. On December 8, 1866, Pope Pius IX, in his encyclical Quanta cura, issued a syllabus of eighty errors under ten different headings. Under heading IV we find listed: “Socialism, communism, clandestine societies, Bible societies.... Pests of this sort must be destroyed by all possible means.” GC 688.3"
"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you."
The EGW passage describes opposition to Bible societies, while the verse speaks of the world's hatred for Christ and, by extension, his followers. The connection is thematic, as both relate to opposition faced by those associated with God's word.
"Some contemporary studies on the religious significance of the Revolution are G. Chais de Sourcesol, Le Livre des Manifestes (Avignon, 1800), in which the author endeavored to ascertain the causes of the upheaval, and its religious significance, etc.; James Bicheno, The Signs of the Times (London, 1794); James Winthrop, A Systematic Arrangement of Several Scripture Prophecies Relating to Antichrist; with Their Application to the Course of History (Boston, 1795); and Lathrop, The Prophecy of Daniel Relating to the Time of the End (Springfield, Massachusetts, 1811). GC 688.7"
"But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased."
Daniel 12:4 speaks of increased knowledge and people 'running to and fro' at the time of the end. The EGW passage lists contemporary studies on the religious significance of the Revolution, indicating an increase in religious study and analysis, fitting the theme of increased knowledge at the time of the end.