THIS MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
The answer
Death. "Its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed with him" (Revelation 6:8). He is the only one of the four riders the text names. Together the two are given power over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, pestilence and wild animals.
Why it’s interesting
Hades was the Greek god of the underworld, and here he follows Death like a second rider. The four ways to die echo similar lists in the book of the prophet Ezekiel.
Scholarly consensus
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