Her place is emphatically not one of public testimony. There are sixty-six books in the Bible, and all their authors were men. Not one was a woman. They were distinctly chosen of God.
There were twelve apostles. They were all men. Not one was a woman.
There were seventy sent out-in addition to the apostles-by the Lord. We are not told that there was one woman amongst them. The supposition that they were all men is so strong, taken in conjunction with the general teaching of Scripture on the point, that it amounts to proof positive.
There were " seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom," chosen in Acts 6 to " serve tables." Not one woman was chosen.
There were many witnesses cited in 1 Cor. 15 to prove the resurrection of the Lord. Individual men are mentioned as witnesses, but there is no mention of a single woman. This is strikingly significant, as Mary was the first individual to see Christ risen, and was entrusted by Him with a wonderful message to the disciples. Her exclusion from the list of witnesses is the strongest possible proof that Scripture does not give women a place of public testimony.
There were bishops appointed in the early church. They were all men. No woman was among the number.
Deacons and elders were also appointed in the early church and described in 1 Timothy and in Titus. They were all men.
There are two witnesses in Rev. 11 They are prophets-not prophetesses or a prophet and prophetess, but prophets-men.