THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF GOD AND THE LORD'S PRAYER

About the Author:

“With my Word I lead you back to God, from Whom you gradually allowed yourselves to become estranged through all those who place their human pseudo-knowledge above the Wisdom of GOD.” – Abd-ru-shin

 ABD-RU-SHIN (civil name Oskar Ernst Bernhardt) was born on April 18, 1875, in Bischofswerda, Germany. After being educated and trained in business, he established himself in Dresden. In the years that followed, he made many journeys abroad, and wrote successful travel books, stories, and plays.

In 1923, Mr. Bernhardt began writing essays of spiritual content under the pen name "Abd-ru-shin". Abd-ru-shin's main work is the book In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message, which compiles 168 such essays written between the years 1923 and 1938. The lecture The Lord's Prayer appears in the Grail Message as well.

Abd-ru-shin's activity ended abruptly with the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1938: He was arrested, and his property and possessions were taken. After an imprisonment of several months, Abd-ru-shin was placed under house arrest in northern Germany. Kept under constant surveillance by the Gestapo, he was forbidden any further activity towards making the Grail Message known publicly. Unable to continue his work, Abd-ru-shin died on December 6, 1941.

The name "Abd-ru-shin" is of Persian-Arabian origin, translating generally as "Son, Workman, or Servant of the Light".