Even after they are of age, children are required to respect their parents, and to look after their comfort. They should listen to the counsel of godly parents, and not feel that because a few more years are added to their life, they have grown out of their duty to them. There is a commandment with promise to those who honor their father and their mother. In these last days children are so noted for their disobedience and disrespect that God has especially noticed it, and it constitutes a sign that the end is near. It shows that Satan has almost complete control of the minds of the young. By many, age is no more respected. It is considered too old-fashioned to respect the aged; it dates back as far as the days of Abraham. Says God: “I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him.” {1T 217.2}

Også efter at børene er kommet til års, påhviler det dem at respektere deres forældre og drage omsorg for deres velbefindende. De bør tage hensyn til gudfrygtige forældres råd og ikke mene, at fordi de er blevet nogle få år ældre, er de vokset fra deres forpligtelser mod dem. Der er et bud med forjættelse til dem, der ærer deres fader og moder. I disse sidste dage er børn så bekendte for deres ulydighed og mangel på respekt, at Gud særskilt har bemærket det og det udgør et tegn på, at enden er nær. Det viser, at Satan har næsten fuldstændigt herredømme over de unges sind. Mange har ikke længere nogen respekt for de ældre. Det anses for at være for gammeldags (218) at respektere dem; det stammer fra så langt tilbage som Abrahams dage. Gud siger: »Jeg har jo udvalgt ham, for, at han skal pålægge sine børn og sine efterkommere at vogte på Herrens vej."