"Different times were set for the Lord to come, and were urged upon the brethren. But the Lord showed me that they would pass by, for the time of trouble must take place before the coming of Christ; and that every time a date was set, and passed, it would weaken the faith of God's people. For this I was charged with being the evil servant that said, “My Lord delayeth His coming.” Matthew 24:48 . LS 89.1"
"But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;"
Ellen White directly references Matthew 24:48 in this passage.
"Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation."
Both passages address the issue of the perceived delay of Christ's coming and the skepticism or doubt that arises as a result. While EGW directly quotes Matthew 24:48 elsewhere in the paragraph, the connection to 2 Peter 3:3-4 is a thematic parallel.
"All these things weighed heavily upon my spirits, and in the confusion I was sometimes tempted to doubt my own experience. LS 89.2"
"Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance."
Both passages express feelings of being downcast and disquieted in spirit. While the specific circumstances differ, the shared emotional state creates a valid thematic parallel.
"While at family prayers one morning, the power of God began to rest upon me, and the thought rushed into my mind that it was mesmerism, and I resisted it. Immediately I was struck dumb, and for a few moments was lost to everything around me. I then saw my sin in doubting the power of God, and that for so doing I was struck dumb, but that my tongue should be loosed in less than twenty-four hours. A card was held up before me, on which were written in letters of gold the chapter and verse of fifty texts of Scripture. LS 89.3"
"And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season."
Both passages describe a period of being struck dumb as a consequence of doubt or disbelief, followed by a restoration of speech. The parallel is strong and meaningful.
"After I came out of vision, I beckoned for the slate, and wrote upon it that I was dumb, also what I had seen, and that I wished the large Bible. I took the Bible, and readily turned to all the texts that I had seen upon the card. [Note.—For these texts, see Early Writings, 24-31 , new edition.] LS 89.4"
"And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season."
Both passages involve a period of being struck dumb and an inability to speak. While the reasons differ (doubt vs. resisting what was perceived as mesmerism), the shared experience of muteness and the subsequent use of writing to communicate create a valid thematic parallel.
"I was unable to speak all day. Early the next morning my soul was filled with joy, and my tongue was loosed to shout the high praises of God. After that I dared not doubt, or for a moment resist the power of God, however others might think of me. LS 89.5"
"And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God."
Both passages describe the loosing of the tongue and praising God after a period of being unable to speak. The parallel is strong and meaningful.