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Bernhardt was born in [[Bischofswerda]], in the [[Kingdom of Saxony]], part of the [[German Empire]], in 1875. He trained in business, and successfully established himself in Dresden. He traveled and wrote travel books, stories, and plays. He resided in New York and London. He was in London when World War I broke out and in 1915 he was interned by the British Government on the [[Isle of Man]] due to the outbreak of the First World War. He was released in the spring of 1919 and returned to Germany. He likely first began to forumulate his religious ideas during his internment. On Good Friday 1923, Bernhardt proclaimed that Jesus "came down to the Earth in order to transfer his task of the Mediator between God and mankind to the [[Son of man|Son of Man]]." He began to write the religious writings of what ultimately become ''[[In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message]]'' beginning in 1923 and completed it in 1931. From 1924 he used the pen name "Abd-ru-shin" (originally "Abdruschin") of allegedly Persian-Arabic origin, which Bernhardt originally interpreted as meaning “The Son of the Holy Spirit.”Spirit”, but which many later authors have translated as "Son of Light".{{sfn|Vojtisek|2006}} Bernhardt claimed to be the [[Messiah]] or [[Son of man (Christianity)|Son of Man]],<ref name="Wilson1975">Sources for 'Messiah', 'true Christ', 'Son of Man', or 'biblical Immanuel':{{Bulleted list|{{cite book