"By patient, untiring labor, sometimes in the deep, dark caverns of the earth, by the light of torches, the Sacred Scriptures were written out, verse by verse, chapter by chapter. Thus the work went on, the revealed will of God shining out like pure gold; how much brighter, clearer, and more powerful because of the trials undergone for its sake only those could realize who were engaged in the work. Angels from heaven surrounded these faithful workers. GC 69.1"
"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."
Psalm 12:6 speaks of the purity of God's word. The EGW passage describes the laborious process of writing out the scriptures and the revealed will of God shining out like pure gold, which is a thematic parallel to the purity and value of God's word.
"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?"
Hebrews 1:14 describes angels as ministering spirits. The EGW passage mentions angels surrounding the faithful workers who were writing out the scriptures, suggesting a thematic parallel in the role of angels as ministers.
Satan had urged on the papal priests and prelates to bury the word of truth beneath the rubbish of error, heresy, and superstition; but in a most wonderful manner it was preserved uncorrupted through all the ages of darkness. It bore not the stamp of man, but the impress of God. Men have been unwearied in their efforts to obscure the plain, simple meaning of the Scriptures, and to make them contradict their own testimony; but like the ark upon the billowy deep, the word of God outrides the storms that threaten it with destruction. As the mine has rich veins of gold and silver hidden beneath the surface, so that all must dig who would discover its precious stores, so the Holy Scriptures have treasures of truth that are revealed only to the earnest, humble, prayerful seeker. God designed the Bible to be a lessonbook to all mankind, in childhood, youth, and manhood, and to be studied through all time. He gave His word to men as a revelation of Himself. Every new truth discerned is a fresh…
"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
Matthew 16:18 speaks of the church's invincibility. The EGW passage describes the preservation of God's word despite Satan's efforts to bury it, which is a thematic parallel to the idea of God's truth enduring despite opposition.
"For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven."
While the EGW passage doesn't directly quote Psalm 119:89, both emphasize the enduring nature of God's word. The Psalm states its settled nature in heaven, while EGW describes its preservation through trials. The connection is thematic rather than a direct principle.
"While the Waldenses regarded the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom, they were not blind to the importance of a contact with the world, a knowledge of men and of active life, in expanding the mind and quickening the perceptions. From their schools in the mountains some of the youth were sent to institutions of learning in the cities of France or Italy, where was a more extended field for study, thought, and observation than in their native Alps. The youth thus sent forth were exposed to temptation, they witnessed vice, they encountered Satan's wily agents, who urged upon them the most subtle heresies and the most dangerous deceptions. But their education from childhood had been of a character to prepare them for all this. GC 69.3"
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding."
The EGW passage directly references the principle that 'the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom' and connects it to the Waldenses' approach to education. This aligns directly with Proverbs 9:10.