"When Satan heard that enmity should exist between himself and the woman, and between his seed and her seed, he knew that his work of depraving human nature would be interrupted; that by some means man would be enabled to resist his power. Yet as the plan of salvation was more fully unfolded, Satan rejoiced with his angels that, having caused man's fall, he could bring down the Son of God from His exalted position. He declared that his plans had thus far been successful upon the earth, and that when Christ should take upon Himself human nature, He also might be overcome, and thus the redemption of the fallen race might be prevented. PP 66.1"
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."
EGW directly alludes to Genesis 3:15, referencing the enmity between Satan and the woman and their seeds.
"Heavenly angels more fully opened to our first parents the plan that had been devised for their salvation. Adam and his companion were assured that notwithstanding their great sin, they were not to be abandoned to the control of Satan. The Son of God had offered to atone, with His own life, for their transgression. A period of probation would be granted them, and through repentance and faith in Christ they might again become the children of God. PP 66.2"
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Both passages discuss God's plan of salvation through his Son, offering redemption to humanity. The connection is thematic.
"The sacrifice demanded by their transgression revealed to Adam and Eve the sacred character of the law of God; and they saw, as they had never seen before, the guilt of sin and its dire results. In their remorse and anguish they pleaded that the penalty might not fall upon Him whose love had been the source of all their joy; rather let it descend upon them and their posterity. PP 66.3"
"What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."
The EGW passage discusses the revelation of sin's guilt through the law, which is a theme present in Romans 7:7. However, the connection is not a direct allusion or principle, but rather a thematic overlap. The EGW passage focuses on Adam and Eve's understanding of sin after transgression, while Romans 7:7 speaks more generally about the law's role in revealing sin. The connection is weak, hence the reduced confidence.
"They were told that since the law of Jehovah is the foundation of His government in heaven as well as upon the earth, even the life of an angel could not be accepted as a sacrifice for its transgression. Not one of its precepts could be abrogated or changed to meet man in his fallen condition; but the Son of God, who had created man, could make an atonement for him. As Adam's transgression had brought wretchedness and death, so the sacrifice of Christ would bring life and immortality. PP 66.4"
"And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission."
The EGW passage discusses the necessity of a sacrifice for transgression and the inability of angels to provide it, contrasting it with Christ's sacrifice. While Hebrews 9:22 speaks generally about blood and remission, the EGW passage expands on the *why* and *who* behind the need for blood, making it a thematic parallel rather than a direct allusion.