"“Well equipped tent meetings should be held in the large cities, such as San Francisco; for not long hence these cities will suffer under the judgments of God. San Francisco and Oakland are becoming as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Lord will visit them in wrath.” LS 412.2"
"Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;"
The EGW passage explicitly compares San Francisco and Oakland to Sodom and Gomorrah, directly referencing the impending judgment described in Genesis 19:24.
"June 20, 1903: “The judgments of God are in our land. The Lord is soon to come. In fire and flood and earthquake, He is warning the inhabitants of this earth of His soon approach. O that the people may know the time of their visitation! We have no time to lose. We must make more determined efforts to lead the people of the world to see that the day of judgment is at hand.” LS 412.3"
"For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places."
The EGW passage directly mentions fire, flood, and earthquake as signs of the Lord's coming, mirroring the signs described in Matthew 24:7. The connection is strong and relevant.
"And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation."
Both passages refer to a 'time of visitation' and the consequences of not recognizing it. Luke 19:44 describes the destruction of Jerusalem because they didn't recognize Jesus's visitation, while EGW warns of impending judgments for a similar failure. The thematic link is clear.
"June 3, 1903: “There are many with whom the Spirit of God is striving. The time of God's destructive judgments is the time of mercy for those who have no opportunity to learn what is truth. Tenderly will the Lord look upon them. His heart of mercy is touched; His hand is still stretched out to save.” LS 412.4"
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."
The EGW passage emphasizes God's mercy during a time of judgment for those who haven't had the opportunity to learn the truth, directly reflecting the principle in 2 Peter 3:9 that God is longsuffering and desires all to come to repentance. The connection is strong and represents a core theological principle.