To the eternal praise of Jesus, believers will triumph even over the rider of the pale horse: “‘Death has been swallowed up in victory.’ ‘Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?’” (1 Corinthians 15:54–55). It is the Day of the Lord, and “who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears?” (Malachi 3:2). In this chilling scene, slaughter is personified as the earth experiences unparalleled, terrifying calamities. Some translations of Revelation 6:8 describe Death riding “an ashen (pale greenish gray) horse” (AMP) or “a pale green horse” (CSB). The pale horse that Death rides is of a sickly, corpse-like color. Either way, the fourth seal brings about the demise of many during the tribulation. Others see Death and Hades sharing the same pale horse. John doesn’t describe what Hades rides, so it has been assumed by some that Hades was also riding a pale horse. John does not say that Death and Hades were both riding on a pale or ashen horse, but rather that Death was riding on a pale horse and that Hades was following with him. The riders named Death and Hades are riding together to bring death and send people to the grave (Revelation 6:8). Hades (an English transliteration of the Greek word hades) refers to the grave, where people await resurrection for judgment (Revelation 20:13). In the scene that John records, he sees a horse rider who is called Death, perhaps because this rider is given authority to bring death to a fourth of the earth’s population.

In the Bible, death (Greek, thanatos) refers to either the physical separation of the body from the spirit or the separation in relationship of the human being from God. These two are given authority to kill a fourth of the earth with famine, pestilence, and wild animals (Revelation 6:8). The fourth seal: a rider on a pale or ashen horse.The rider has scales for measuring, and he brings famine to the earth (Revelation 6:5–6). The third seal: a rider on a black horse.The second seal: a rider on a red horse bringing division and war (Revelation 6:3–4).The rider has a bow and a crown and goes out to conquer (Revelation 6:1–2).

His biggest story of him using his power involves. He is an Olympian and therefore considered immensely powerful, but he’s notable for not flexing those muscles as much as many of his fellow Gods. The first seal: a rider on white horse. Answer (1 of 11): Hades is the ruler of the Underworld and presides over the souls that dwell there.

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