Pale horse and rider quote?

Question

i heard it on dawn of the dead and stephen kings the cant remember the whole thing

"and on the horizon i saw a pale horse and rider the horses name was hades and the riders name was death"

i think its from the bible but my question is first what is the exact quote???? and do you know what it means i don't really have a reason just curious

Answer 1

The pale horse quote is from Revelation 6:8.   Here is the King James translation:

And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and h**l followed with him. And power was given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

Here is a link to that source and to several other translations of the same verse, along with commentary if your scroll down:

http://bible.cc/revelation/6-8.htm

Here is a quote of the first 8 verses in Revelation chapter 6, which will give you more of the context.   This whole passage is often referred to as "The Four Horses of the Apocalypse," Apocalypse being another name for Revelations.

The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000.

The Revelation

of St. John the Divine

1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

3 ¶ And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4 And there went out another horse that was red:  and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

5 ¶ And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse;  and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7 ¶ And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and h**l followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

There's been a world of commentary on what all this could possibly mean.   It was a vision of St. John, who had a lot of fantastic visions.   The Wikepedia source below gives more info.