"In Confirmation of Faith In November, 1846, I attended, with my husband, a meeting at Topsham, Maine, at which Elder Joseph Bates was present. He did not then fully believe that my visions were of God. That meeting was a season of much interest. The Spirit of God rested upon me; I was wrapped in a vision of God's glory, and for the first time had a view of other planets. After I came out of vision, I related what I had seen. Elder Bates then asked if I had studied astronomy. I told him I had no recollection of ever looking into an astronomy. Then he said, “This is of the Lord.” His countenance shone with the light of heaven, and he exhorted the church with power. LS 97"
"And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:"
The passage in Acts speaks of visions and prophecy as signs of the Spirit's outpouring, which aligns with Ellen White's experience of having visions. The connection is thematic, as both passages relate to divine inspiration and visions.
"“Although I could see nothing in them that militated against the Word, yet I felt alarmed and tried exceedingly, and for a long time unwilling to believe that it was anything more than what was produced by a protracted debilitated state of her body. LS 97.4"
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
The EGW passage describes a process of discernment and testing of spiritual experiences, which aligns with the principle of 'proving all things' found in 1 Thessalonians 5:21. The connection is not a direct quote, but the underlying principle is the same.