Ok, this part you would have to explain. In what sense would angels be pastors?
Yes. Transliteration doesn't always work even with ancient Greek words still in use, since meaning and usage change over time.
Absolutely. This is why several epistles are addressed directly to congregations, not any pastor, or one leader in particular. Revelation seems to break with this trend, which is an interesting aside. It appears that by the late NT era, the church was already moving in the direction of more assigned leadership in the churches rather than the Holy Spirit alone presiding. But maybe that was to be expected, since more time had passed, allowing those who were approved of God to rise to positions of authority.
Hi HIH,
Another thing I have thought about , from my own experiences, is the reality that those in positions of authority within the church either block anyone within a church fellowship from having a reliable message from The Holy Spirit, or the people themselves place so much on the pastor that they never allow themselves to be open to receive. All the failings within those churches exist today, whether personally or collective, yet the message from just reading revelation it doesn’t become personal until spiritual a church / person is open to correction - in other words they need a spiritual kick and a reality check. God usually uses all kinds of people and things to do that in my personal life, but how would a church today ‘ hear a correction and honest word ‘ when the reality is that many issues and problems come from the power struggles within leadership.
Not sure I have explained that properly x
Rita