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"Soon we heard the voice of God like many waters, which gave us the day and hour of Jesus’ coming. The living saints, 144,000 in number, knew and understood the voice, while the wicked thought it was thunder and an earthquake. When God spoke the time, He poured upon us the Holy Ghost, and our faces began to light up and shine with the glory of God, as Moses’ did when he came down from Mount Sinai. LS 65.1"
Related principle 85% Revelation 1:15
"And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters."
Both passages describe the voice of God as being like many waters.
Related principle 85% Exodus 34:29
"And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him."
Both passages describe faces shining with the glory of God, specifically referencing Moses' experience on Mount Sinai.
Soon our eyes were drawn to the east, for a small black cloud had appeared, about half as large as a man's hand, which we all knew was the sign of the Son of man. We all in solemn silence gazed on the cloud as it drew nearer, and became lighter, glorious, and still more glorious, till it was a great white cloud. The bottom appeared like fire; a rainbow was over the cloud, while around it were ten thousand angels, singing a most lovely song; and upon it sat the Son of man. His hair was white and curly, and lay on His shoulders; and upon His head were many crowns. His feet had the appearance of fire; in His right hand was a sharp sickle; in His left, a silver trumpet. His eyes were as a flame of fire, which searched His children through and through. Then all faces gathered paleness, and those that God had rejected gathered blackness. Then we all cried out: “Who shall be able to stand? Is my robe spotless?” Then the angels ceased to sing, and there was some time of awful silence, when Jes…
Direct citation 95% Matthew 24:30
"And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory."
The EGW passage directly references the sign of the Son of Man appearing in the clouds, which is a key element of Matthew 24:30. The description of the cloud and the Son of Man's appearance clearly alludes to this verse.
Related principle 90% Revelation 1:7
"Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen."
Both passages describe Jesus coming with clouds and every eye seeing him. The wailing in Revelation is not explicitly present in the EGW passage, but the overall theme of Christ's return in the clouds is a strong parallel.
Direct citation 85% Revelation 1:14
"His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;"
The description of Jesus' hair being white and his eyes as a flame of fire is a direct allusion to Revelation 1:14.

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