Foolish Virgins Left Behind: How Soon After The Departure Of The Apostles Did Churchmen Turn Away From The Lord’s Command For Disciples To Take Turns Speaking In Church?

1Co 14:26-40 NHEB
What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up. 27 If anyone speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church, and let him speak to himself, and to God. 29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern. 30 But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. 32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets, 33 for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, 34 let the women keep silent in the churches, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the Law also says. 35 If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the church. 36 What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone? 37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. 38 But if someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. 39 Therefore, my brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

The apostle Paul just finished explaining what “decently and in order” means:
Decent = women silent, no shameful practice of women speaking in church.
In order = men taking turns speaking in church.

Act 20:16-38 NHEB
For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. 17 From Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to himself the elders of the church. 18 When they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time, 19 serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews; 20 how I did not hold back from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you publicly and from house to house, 21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus. 22 And now, look, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there; 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me. 24 But I make my life an account of nothing precious to myself, so that I may finish my race, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God. 25 “And now, look, I know that you all, among whom I went about proclaiming the kingdom, will see my face no more. 26 Therefore I testify to you today that I am innocent of everyone’s blood, 27 for I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole plan of God. 28 Watch out for yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he purchased with his own blood. 29 For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. 31 Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears. 32 Now I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33 I coveted no one’s silver, or gold, or clothing. 34 You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me. 35 In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” 36 When he had spoken these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all. 37 They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him, 38 sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

2Pe 2:1-4 NHEB
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction. 2 Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned. 3 In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old does not linger, and their destruction is not asleep. 4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to the lower parts of hell, and committed them to chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment

3Jn 1:9-11 NHEB
I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not accept what we say. 10 Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words. Not content with this, neither does he himself receive the brothers, and those who would, he forbids and throws out of the church. 11 Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God.

Jas 2:1-7 NHEB
My brothers, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality. 2 For if someone with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor person in filthy clothing also comes in; 3 and you pay special attention to the one who wears the fine clothing, and say, “Sit here in a good place;” but you tell the poor person, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool.” 4 Have you not discriminated among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor person. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts? 7 Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

Mat 25:1-12 NHEB
Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Look. The bridegroom. Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, there will not be enough for us and you. Go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 While they [the foolish virgins] went away to buy [busied themselves with other priorities], the bridegroom came, and those who were ready [the wise virgins] went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins [the foolish virgins] also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

The foolish virgins were to miss the rapture at the impending Lord’s Return, and be left behind and shut outside the gates of the newly arrived New Jerusalem. It is only natural that such foolish virgins, disobedient churchgoers, hearers of the Word but not doers, would respect the memory of their betters, their former companions the wise virgins, and speculate as to where they had gone, and show respect for their left-over oil (their writings, the New Testament) that had been left behind to benefit the foolish virgins.

The song of the foolish virgins.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_of_Rome

Clement’s letter also contains historical references, it mentions persecutions of Christians, records the martyrdom of the Apostle Peter and suggests that the apostle Paul traveled to Spain.[2]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Epistle_of_Clement

1 Clement was written at a time when some Christians were keenly aware that Jesus had not returned as they had expected. Like the Second Epistle of Peter, this epistle criticizes those who had doubts about the faith because the Second Coming had not yet occurred.[19]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clement_of_Rome

By the middle of the second century all the leading Christian centres had bishops.[32] Scholars such as Bart Ehrman treat as significant the fact that, of the seven letters written by Ignatius of Antioch to seven Christian churches shortly after the time of Clement, the only one that does not present the church as headed by a single bishop is that addressed to the church in Rome, although this letter did not refer to a collective priesthood either.[33]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_succession

By the beginning of the second century the figure of a single bishop, as the head of the communities, appears explicitly in the letters of Ignatius of Antioch (c. 35-107).[25] In the Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius wrote about three degrees ministry:
See that you all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as you would the apostles; and reverence the deacons, as being the institution of God. Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop.[26]: Ch.8

 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_of_Antioch

Ignatius is the earliest known Christian writer to emphasize loyalty to a single bishop in each city (or diocese) who is assisted by both presbyters (elders)[53][54][note 1] and deacons. Earlier writings only mention either bishops or presbyters. For instance, his writings on bishops, presbyters and deacons:
Take care to do all things in harmony with God, with the bishop presiding in the place of God, and with the presbyters in the place of the council of the apostles, and with the deacons, who are most dear to me, entrusted with the business of Jesus Christ, who was with the Father from the beginning and is at last made manifest.— Letter to the Magnesians 2, 6:1

So, what place is left for the New Testament, the commands of the Lord Jesus and His Apostles? They have been usurped by the bishop and his presbyters.

Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. It is not lawful to baptize or give communion without the consent of the bishop. On the other hand, whatever has his approval is pleasing to God. Thus, whatever is done will be safe and valid.— Letter to the Smyrnaeans 8, J.R. Willis translation.

Essentially, whatever is done without a bishop’s approval is hereby declared unsafe and invalid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origen

Origen began to style himself as a “master of philosophy”.^[54] Origen’s new position as a self-styled Christian philosopher brought him into conflict with Demetrius, the bishop of Alexandria.^[54] Demetrius, a charismatic leader who ruled the Christian congregation of Alexandria with an iron fist,^[54] became the most direct promoter of the elevation in status of the bishop of Alexandria;^[55] before Demetrius, the bishop of Alexandria had merely been a priest who was elected to represent his fellows,^[56] but after Demetrius, the bishop was seen as clearly a rank higher than his fellow priests.^[56] By styling himself as an independent philosopher, Origen was reviving a role that had been prominent in earlier Christianity^[55] but which challenged the authority of the now-powerful bishop.^[55] Meanwhile, Origen began composing his massive theological treatise On the First Principles,^[56] a landmark book which systematically laid out the foundations of Christian theology for centuries to come.^[56] … In 213 or 214, the governor of the Province of Arabia sent a message to the prefect of Egypt requesting him to send Origen to meet with him so that he could interview him and learn more about Christianity from its leading intellectual.^[56] Origen, escorted by official bodyguards,^[56] spent a short time in Arabia with the governor before returning to Alexandria.^[57]

… Origen fled Alexandria and traveled to the city of Caesarea Maritima in the Roman province of Palestine,^[58] where the bishops Theoctistus of Caesarea and Alexander of Jerusalem became his devoted admirers^[58] and asked him to deliver discourses on the scriptures in their respective churches.^[58] This effectively allowed Origen to deliver sermons even though he was not formally ordained.^[58] While this was an unexpected phenomenon, especially given Origen’s international fame as a teacher and philosopher,^[58] it infuriated Demetrius, who saw it as a direct undermining of his authority.^[58] Demetrius sent deacons from Alexandria to demand that the Palestinian hierarchs immediately return “his” catechist to Alexandria.^[58] He also issued a decree chastising the Palestinians for allowing a person who was not ordained to preach.^[59]  Origen obeyed Demetrius’s order and returned to Alexandria,[60]

… In addition to these commentaries, Origen also wrote two books on the resurrection of Jesus and ten books of Stromata (‘Miscellanies’).[64] It is likely that these works contained much theological speculation,[65] which brought Origen into even greater conflict with Demetrius.[66]

Origen repeatedly asked Demetrius to ordain him as a priest, but Demetrius continually refused.[67][68][14] In around 231, Demetrius sent Origen on a mission to Athens.[65][69] Along the way, Origen stopped in Caesarea,[65][69] where he was warmly greeted by the bishops Theoctistus of Caesarea and Alexander of Jerusalem, who had become his close friends during his previous stay.[65][69] While he was visiting Caesarea, Origen asked Theoctistus to ordain him as a priest.[14][65] Theoctistus gladly complied.[70][68][69] Upon learning of Origen’s ordination, Demetrius was outraged and issued a condemnation declaring that Origen’s ordination by a foreign bishop was an act of insubordination.[68][71][69]

Eusebius reports that as a result of Demetrius’s condemnations, Origen decided not to return to Alexandria and instead to take up permanent residence in Caesarea.[71] John Anthony McGuckin, however, argues that Origen had probably already been planning to stay in Caesarea.[72] The Palestinian bishops declared Origen the chief theologian of Caesarea.[11] Firmilian, the bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, was such a devoted disciple of Origen that he begged him to come to Cappadocia and teach there.[73]

Demetrius raised a storm of protests against the bishops of Palestine and the church synod in Rome.[72] According to Eusebius, Demetrius published the allegation that Origen had secretly castrated himself,[72] a capital offense under Roman law at the time[72] and one which would have made Origen’s ordination invalid, since eunuchs were forbidden from becoming priests.[72]

Once ordained, Origen was then officially permitted to publicly speak to the assembled congregation in church. Without such formal ordination, Origen was expected to remain silent as evreyone else, women and men alike. The exceedingly influential Origen himself famously set the example of subjugation to this practice, reinforcing it with his subservience to it, this practice of only allowing formally ordained persons to speak in church, a practice directly opposed to the Lord’s commands in 1Cor 14:26-40.

1Co 14:26-40 NHEB
What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up. 27 If anyone speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church, and let him speak to himself, and to God. 29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern. 30 But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. 32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets, 33 for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, 34 let the women keep silent in the churches, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the Law also says. 35 If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the church. 36 What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone? 37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. 38 But if someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. 39 Therefore, my brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

And, since every Christian is already a priest of God, every Christian man is already authorized to speak in church. We do not need to be formally ordained to address the assembled congregation in church. Martin Luther and the Reforged also labored to restore recognition of the position of the New Testament alone as sitting in the place of the Lord Jesus and His Apostles, Sola Scriptura, refusing such position to the bishops and their elders as Ignatius and others since have insisted.

Because he would no longer wait indefinitely for a turn to speak in church that would never come, the man spoke in church anyway and was physically grabbed by several guards, forcibly removed from the assembly then, once absent, ridiculed as a false prophet alongside the Apostles’ doctrine he defended, held under guard on church property to be delivered into the hands of unbelievers, the local police, and jailed until compelled to appear in court before unbelievers. And, finally, this man is held up to perpetual ridicule before unbelievers on YouTube as a means to continue the attack in public against the Apostles’ doctrine concerning the manifestations of the Spirit of Christ in the churches of God. How can correction ever get through to churches that behave like this?
How long has this been going on?

Let’s return to the Lord’s commandment expressed through His Apostle:

1Co 14:26-40 NHEB
What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up. 27 If anyone speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church, and let him speak to himself, and to God. 29 Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern. 30 But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. 32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets, 33 for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, 34 let the women keep silent in the churches, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the Law also says. 35 If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the church. 36 What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone? 37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord. 38 But if someone does not recognize this, he is not recognized. 39 Therefore, my brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.