"She told briefly the story of her experience at the Salamanca meeting, and said that in the vision given her there the Lord had opened before her the condition and perils of the work in many places. Warnings were given her which she was commanded to present to men in responsible positions. Especially in Battle Creek great perils surrounded the work, but men knew it not, because impenitence blinded their eyes. LS 316.1"
"Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me."
The EGW passage directly reflects the role of a watchman as described in Ezekiel 3:17, where she is given warnings to present to those in responsible positions. The parallel is strong and intentional.
"And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed."
Both passages deal with a message being given to people who are spiritually blind and deaf, unable to understand or perceive the truth. The EGW passage describes a vision where she is commanded to warn people in responsible positions who are blinded by impenitence, while Isaiah 6:9-10 describes God commanding Isaiah to preach to a people who will not understand. The connection is thematic, focusing on spiritual blindness and the difficulty of conveying a message to those who are unwilling to see or hear.
"With regard to one occasion, her guide said, “Follow me,” and she was ushered into a council meeting where men were advocating their views and plans with great zeal and earnestness, but not according to knowledge. One brother stood before the council with a paper in his hand and criticized the character of its contents. The paper was the American Sentinel . Pointing to certain articles, he said: “This must come out, and that must be changed. If the Sentinel did not contain such articles as these, we could use it.” The articles pointed out as objectionable were upon the Sabbath and the second coming of Christ. LS 316.2"
"For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge."
The EGW passage describes men acting with zeal but 'not according to knowledge,' which directly echoes the sentiment in Romans 10:2, 'For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.' Both passages highlight the danger of misguided enthusiasm without proper understanding.