"The Pastor's Visit Our family were all deeply interested in the doctrine of the Lord's soon coming. My father had stood as one of the pillars of the Methodist church. He had acted as exhorter, and as leader of meetings held in homes at a distance from the city. However, the Methodist minister made us a special visit, and took the occasion to inform us that our faith and Methodism could not agree. He did not inquire our reasons for believing as we did, nor make any reference to the Bible in order to convince us of our error; but he stated that we had adopted a new and strange belief that the Methodist church could not accept. LS 50"
"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
Both passages highlight the importance of examining beliefs through scripture. Acts 17:11 praises those who diligently searched the scriptures, while EGW's passage describes a situation where scripture was not used to address differing beliefs.
"But this new and beautiful faith taught me the reason why inspired writers had dwelt so much upon the resurrection of the body; it was because the entire being was slumbering in the grave. I could now clearly perceive the fallacy of our former position on this question. LS 50.1"
"But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept."
The EGW passage discusses the importance of the resurrection of the body in light of the belief that the entire being sleeps in the grave, which is thematically linked to 1 Corinthians 15:20, which emphasizes Christ's resurrection as the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
"into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven.” Acts 1:10, 11 . LS 50.3"
"Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."
The EGW passage directly quotes Acts 1:11, making it a clear and undeniable explicit allusion.