and in 1914 he was interned on the Isle of Man. This seclusion gave him time to reflect, question, and deepen his understanding. He was released in the Spring of 1919 and returned to Germany. He began to write In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message in 1923 and completed it in 1931 under the pen name Abd-ru-shin. In 1928 he settled in Austria, Tyrol on a mountain plateau called Vomperberg. Here he continued writing The Grail Message. The Nazis came to power in 1938, ending his work there. He was arrested and exiled to Kipsdorf in the Erzgebirge. He was forbidden any further writing. He died while in Gestapo custody. Legacy After the war, his family returned to Vomperberg and carried on his work. Other writings by Abd-ru-shin published by Grail Foundation Press include The Ten Commandments of God and The Lord's Prayer, Questions and Answers, and Prayers. References Bibliography Kurt Hutten: Seher - Grübler - Enthusiasten. 1997, , S. 531–549 Helmut Obst: Apostel und Propheten der Neuzeit – Gründer christlicher Religionsgemeinschaften des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. 4., stark erweiterte und aktualisierte Auflage. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2000, Andreas Plagge: "Bernhardt, Oskar Ernst". In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Band 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, , Sp. 120–122, . Georg Schmid: Kirchen, Sekten, Religionen. 2003, , S. 219–221 Lothar Gassmann: Zukunft, Zeit, Zeichen. Aufruf zur Wachsamkaeit, Verlag für Reformatorische Erneurung, Kaiserstr.78, D-42329 Wuppertal, 103 Seiten, . Patrick Diemling: Neuoffenbarungen Religionswissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf Texte und Medien des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, Universitätsverlag Potsdam, 2012, . See also Messiah complex External links Abd-ru-shin, Author of the Work: In the Light of Truth, The Grail Message Abd-ru-shin: In the Light of Truth, Grail Message 1920-1941: The history of the origin and development of Abd-ru-shin and his main work "In the Light of Truth" Abd-ru-shin: The Ten Commandments of God - Explained to Mankind by Abd-ru-shin Abd-ru-shin: The Lord's Prayer - Explained to Mankind by Abd-ru-shin Ordem do Graal na Terra (in English) Grail Message (1931) 1875 births 1941 deaths Cult leaders People from Bischofswerda People from the Kingdom of Saxony German male writers Writers from Saxony Self-declared messiahs Founders of new religious movements Religious writers 20th-century apocalypticists