"“Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth My Servant the Branch.” Verse 8 . In the Branch, the Deliverer to come, lay the hope of Israel. It was by faith in the coming Saviour that Joshua and his people had received pardon. Through faith in Christ they had been restored to God's favor. By virtue of His merits, if they walked in His ways and kept His statutes, they would be “men wondered at,” honored as the chosen of Heaven among the nations of the earth. PK 585.1"
"Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH."
EGW directly quotes Zechariah 3:8 and interprets the 'Branch' as a reference to Christ. This is a clear and explicit allusion.
"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:"
Both passages refer to the Messiah as a 'Branch'. While EGW directly quotes Zechariah 3:8, the connection to Isaiah 11:1 is a thematic parallel because both verses use the same imagery to describe the coming Messiah.
"As Satan accused Joshua and his people, so in all ages he accuses those who seek the mercy and favor of God. He is “the accuser of our brethren, ... which accused them before our God day and night.” Revelation 12:10 . Over every soul that is rescued from the power of evil, and whose name is registered in the Lamb's book of life, the controversy is repeated. Never is one received into the family of God without exciting the determined resistance of the enemy. But He who was the hope of Israel then, their defense, their justification and redemption, is the hope of the church today. PK 585.2"
"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night."
Ellen White directly references Revelation 12:10 in this passage.
"Satan's accusations against those who seek the Lord are not prompted by displeasure at their sins. He exults in their defective characters; for he knows that only through their transgression of God's law can he obtain power over them. His accusations arise solely from his enmity to Christ. Through the plan of salvation, Jesus is breaking Satan's hold upon the human family and rescuing souls from his power. All the hatred and malignity of the archrebel is stirred as he beholds the evidences of Christ's supremacy; and with fiendish power and cunning he works to wrest from Him the children of men who have accepted salvation. He leads men into skepticism, causing them to lose confidence in God and to separate from His love; he tempts them to break the law and then claims them as his captives, contesting Christ's right to take them from him. PK 585.3"
"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night."
Both passages explicitly mention Satan as the 'accuser' and connect his accusations to the plan of salvation and God's people. The EGW passage elaborates on the nature and motivation behind Satan's accusations, directly echoing the role described in Revelation 12:10.
"Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."
Both passages describe Satan's nature and actions. John 8:44 identifies Satan as a liar and murderer, while the EGW passage describes his deceptive tactics and his desire to claim people as his captives. The connection lies in the shared portrayal of Satan as a malevolent and deceptive figure.