"Chapter 24—Labors in the Middle West—1856-58 In the fall of 1856, while visiting a company of Sabbath-keeping Adventists at Round Grove, Ill., I was shown that the company of brethren at Waukon, Iowa, needed help; that Satan's snare must be broken, and these precious souls rescued. My mind could not be at ease until we had decided to visit them. LS 160"
"And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us."
Both passages describe a call to go and help a specific group of people. In Acts, Paul receives a vision calling him to Macedonia. In the EGW passage, she feels compelled to visit the brethren at Waukon, Iowa. The connection is a thematic parallel of being called to minister to a specific group in need.
"At the evening meeting I was taken off in vision, and the power of God fell upon the company. I related what the Lord had given me for the people. It was this: “Return unto Me, and I will return unto thee, and heal all thy backslidings. Tear down the rubbish from the door of thy heart, and open the door, and I will come in and sup with thee.” I saw that if they would clear the way, and confess their wrongs, Jesus would walk through the midst of us in power. LS 160.3"
"Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?"
The EGW passage directly quotes and alludes to Malachi 3:7, using the phrase "Return unto Me, and I will return unto thee."
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me."
The EGW passage directly quotes and alludes to Revelation 3:20, using the phrase "open the door, and I will come in and sup with thee."
"After I had borne my testimony, one sister began to confess in a clear, decided manner; and as she made confession, the floodgates of heaven seemed suddenly opened, and I was prostrated by the power of God. It seemed an awful yet glorious place. The meeting continued till past midnight, and a great work was accomplished. LS 160.4"
"And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness."
Both passages describe a powerful spiritual experience in a meeting, resulting in a manifestation of God's power and a significant impact on those present. The 'floodgates of heaven seemed suddenly opened' echoes the filling of the Holy Ghost.
"The next day the meeting began where it had ended the night before. Those who had been blessed at the previous meeting retained the blessing. They had not slept much, for the Spirit of God rested upon them through the night. Some confessed their feeling of disunion with us and their backslidden condition. The meeting continued, without intermission, from ten o'clock in the forenoon till five in the evening. LS 160.5"
"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place."
Both passages describe a group of believers experiencing a powerful spiritual experience, marked by unity and the presence of the Holy Spirit. The 'one accord' in Acts 2:1 is reflected in the 'feeling of disunion' being confessed and the Spirit of God resting upon them.