"The Bible nowhere sanctions the use of intoxicating wine. The wine that Christ made from water at the marriage feast of Cana was the pure juice of the grape. This is the “new wine ... found in the cluster,” of which the Scripture says, “Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it.” Isaiah 65:8 . MH 333.1"
"Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 65:8 in this passage.
It was Christ who, in the Old Testament, gave the warning to Israel, “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.” Proverbs 20:1 . He Himself provided no such beverage. Satan tempts men to indulgence that will becloud reason and benumb the spiritual perceptions, but Christ teaches us to bring the lower nature into subjection. He never places before men that which would be a temptation. His whole life was an example of self-denial. It was to break the power of appetite that in the forty days’ fast in the wilderness He suffered in our behalf the severest test that humanity could endure. It was Christ who directed that John the Baptist should drink neither wine nor strong drink. It was He who enjoined similar abstinence upon the wife of Manoah. Christ did not contradict His own teaching. The unfermented wine that He provided for the wedding guests was a wholesome and refreshing drink. This is the wine that was used by our Saviour and His discip…
"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise."
Ellen White directly references Proverbs 20:1 in this passage.
"Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil."
While the primary verse referenced in the EGW passage is Proverbs 20:1, the mention of Christ's temptation in the wilderness in Matthew 4:1 is used to support the idea of self-denial and overcoming temptation. The connection is that Christ's example of resisting temptation is relevant to the discussion of avoiding intoxicating substances, but it is not a direct or explicit allusion.
"In the light of what the Scriptures, nature, and reason teach concerning the use of intoxicants, how can Christians engage in the raising of hops for beer making, or in the manufacture of wine or cider for the market? If they love their neighbor as themselves, how can they help to place in his way that which will be a snare to him? MH 333.3"
"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord."
The passage directly references loving your neighbor as yourself, which is a core principle found in Leviticus 19:18.