Well its a darn good thing I’m not merely arguing for the sake of arguing and its a darned good thing I’m not ignoring the context. Yet again you scream “out of context!” to continue bolstering a patchwork theology bent on ensuring the torture and damnation of the vast multitudes, except yourself.
Oh! So you’re going to translate “angels” as pastors? I just thought I’d point out the irony there, of you telling us to appeal to this, and that, to ensure that our understanding is plain-text in this or that, and then you turn around and call the angels of the seven churches pastors. Don’t tell us to stick to context, or stick to anything if you’re going to turn around and play the game yourself. That is hypocrisy.
And secondly, Jesus said “all that I love” and that means “all that I love”, there is no special appeal to context here that necessitates that Jesus is talking exclusively about or to the Laodecians. When he tells the Laodecians that he rebukes and chastens all that he loves, that is everyone, absolutely thoroughly everyone including the Laodecians.
Your challenge has been answered. And your only response is the scream, as per usual, “out of context!”.
And also, as Allan has asked you, drop the emotes and winks. I have grown weary of them, and I have certainly grown weary of your vast multitudes of other condescending behaviours towards me and towards others on this site.