"“The angel that stood by my side then instructed me that but few have any conception of the wickedness existing in our world today, and especially the wickedness in the large cities. He declared that the Lord has appointed a time when He will visit transgressors in wrath for persistent disregard of His law. LS 407.4"
"And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof."
Both passages describe a divine awareness of wickedness within cities and an impending judgment for disobedience. Ezekiel 9:4 describes marking those who lament the city's sins, while EGW speaks of a future visitation of wrath. The shared theme is divine judgment on urban wickedness.