One could pass the same judgment on New Testament writers who do precisely the same thing. When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Surely this type of reckless proof-texting and allegorizing of Scripture cannot be the result of God guiding the mind of Matthew. But these kinds of comparisons lead to logical dead ends. To avoid these we must recognize that there is more than one kind of truth.
Truth is what is.
Webster s 10th has this definition, the body of real things, events and facts. In this he is much like Abraham. Ellen White hears an angel who actually moves with her from legalism into righteousness by faith over the course of her life a miracle. The pioneers set in motion events that did indeed usher in a kind of Second Coming a spiritual Second Coming one known as the advent movement. As for the investigative judgment, it has served its purpose.