"The Doctrine of Eternal Punishment In my mind the justice of God eclipsed His mercy and love. The mental anguish I passed through at this time was very great. I had been taught to believe in an eternally burning hell; and as I thought of the wretched state of the sinner without God, without hope, I was in deep despair. I feared that I should be lost, and that I should live throughout eternity suffering a living death. The horrifying thought was ever before me, that my sins were too great to be forgiven, and that I should be forever lost. LS 29"
"And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."
Both passages discuss the concept of eternal punishment, although EGW is reacting against the doctrine while Matthew presents it.
"Still I observed that some of those who claimed to be sanctified, manifested a bitter spirit when the subject of the soon coming of Christ was introduced. This did not seem to me a manifestation of the holiness which they professed. I could not understand why ministers from the pulpit should so oppose the doctrine that Christ's second coming was near. Reformation had followed the preaching of this belief, and many of the most devoted ministers and laymen had received it as the truth. It seemed to me that those who sincerely loved Jesus would be ready to accept the tidings of His coming, and rejoice that it was at hand. LS 29.1"
"Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them."
The EGW passage directly applies the principle of judging by fruits to those claiming sanctification but exhibiting a bitter spirit towards Christ's second coming. This aligns closely with the teaching in Matthew 7:20.
"I felt that I could claim only what they called justification. In the word of God I read that without holiness no man should see God. Then there was some higher attainment that I must reach before I could be sure of eternal life. I studied over the subject continually; for I believed that Christ was soon to come, and feared He would find me unprepared to meet Him. Words of condemnation rang in my ears day and night, and my constant cry to God was, “What shall I do to be saved?” LS 29.2"
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
EGW directly quotes and references the idea from Hebrews 12:14 about holiness being necessary to see God.
"And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
EGW's direct quote, "What shall I do to be saved?" is the same question asked in Acts 16:30.