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But in Romans 9 we are told that man is a vessel of God. A vessel is a container. It is different from a utensil or an instrument. A vessel is not used to do something but to contain something. We are not supposed to do something for God.
Forget about your doing. We are destined to contain God. We were made to be containers of God. The human concept is that we have to do something for God. Even in Christianity many teachers tell people again and again that they need to do something for God, to work for God. We have to realize that we are vessels unto God. God, strictly speaking, does not need us to do something for Him. God needs some containers. According to Romans 9 God desires that we be vessels unto honor, vessels unto glory, and vessels of mercy to contain Him.
Brothers and sisters, you have to realize that you are vessels unto God! The age today is the age of recovery. Now at the end time the Lord is going to bring the human race back to His purpose. In the United States the young people are enjoying and tasting all the material things.
After the enjoyment of all the material things, after the experience of all the things invented in human culture, they get nothing. There is an emptiness, a vacuum, within them. Balthazar worried about the instability inherent in Castiel acting "as the vessel" for the souls.
This could result in the destruction of Earth. Whether the souls are also housed in Castiel's vessel or are a part of his spirit is not known. He is still using his vessel after declaring himself the new "God" [23] , although it is quickly established that the strain of holding these souls -- as well as the Leviathans -- would have been too much for his vessel to hold them long-term, forcing Castiel to discard them or self-destruct [24]. Despite being actively used as a vessel for the angel Gadreel , Sam was simultaneously possessed by the demon Crowley so that Crowley could alert him to Gadreel's existence and allow him to expel Gadreel from his body.
Faced with a lack of options after the Darkness was released onto the world, Castiel consented to act as a vessel for Lucifer when he claimed to be the only one powerful enough to defeat their new foe in the absence of God and the other archangels. In Castiel and Lucifer's case, its shown that Castiel continues to exist inside his vessel as a human soul would when an angel possesses them. Castiel even displayed the ability to overcome Lucifer's control for a short time, but lacked the strength to hold it for long or expel the archangel.
In a unique case, Dean made a deal with the Apocalypse World Michael while becoming the archangel 's vessel. As part of the deal, Dean remained in control of the shared body, but Michael powered him so that he could fight Lucifer. Dean referred to this as Dean being in the driver's seat while Michael acted as the engine. In this state, Dean had access to several of Michael's powers such as teleportation, flight, invulnerability and the strength of an archangel. This also gave Dean the power to wield an archangel blade against Lucifer and kill Lucifer with it [17] despite the fact that usually, only an archangel can use the blade to kill another archangel.
An angel in a vessel can withstand injuries that would kill a human, and can heal the vessel of almost any wound they receive, unlike demons who merely suppress the damage their " meatsuits " sustain while they are in control. Even so, acting as a vessel is a trial.
Jimmy Novak described his experience as a vessel as "like being chained to a comet. Castiel also warns Jimmy that he will not age while occupied by an angel, however long he serves as a vessel. In the case of archangels , the human host takes on even greater risk, as the sheer power of an archangel can inflict permanent mental damage on a vessel however, this does not seem to be something the archangel cannot control. Michael was able to protect John Winchester from suffering significant damage when he took John as a host for a few minutes in the s.
Donnie Finnerman suffered brain damage after his occupation by Raphael , and Castiel tells Dean , were Michael to possess him, Dean would suffer even greater damage. Some years later, Crowley was eventually able to 'fix' Nick so that he could serve as a permanent vessel for Lucifer, but this required twelve different demons working together to create the necessary rituals, and this procedure was primarily intended to trap Lucifer in Nick rather than allow Lucifer to use Nick long-term to pursue his own agenda [29].
Vessels are sometimes destroyed. It has been shown that an archangel has the power to obliterate the vessel of another angel , and the angel himself. Holy fire can destroy an angel and its vessel if the angel walks through the flames [7] , although archangels are at least able to recover from this attack if given enough time. Powerful artifacts of Heaven, such as Lot's Salt , can permanently destroy a vessel although Raphael was able to escape the vessel before being destroyed himself. An angel can be pulled from its vessel by other angels, or even powerful demons ; [10] Alastair once attempted to exorcise Castiel from his vessel using a spell , but he was interrupted before he could finish, leaving it unclear whether he would have been able to actually banish Castiel from Jimmy Novak.
Conversely, a team of demons led by Crowley were able to trap Lucifer in Nick by performing complex rituals that essentially turned Nick into the new cage, although Lucifer was eventually able to overcome these rituals enough to restore himself to full control of his powers while still stuck in Nick's body. If the vessel has a great enough strength of will, they are capable of overpowering the angel controlling them for a time to varying degrees.
Sam managed to overpower Lucifer 's control of him and move around without a visible apparent struggle [9] while Castiel was visibly struggling with holding Lucifer back and stated it was taking all of his strength to do so to the point he couldn't expel the archangel. Vessels possess the ability to expel the angel using them if they are strong enough and aware of the possession.
Gadreel kept Sam from knowing about his possession to prevent exactly this, especially as he was vulnerable in his weakened state, but was eventually expelled by Sam when Crowley possessed him to bring the truth to his attention. Michael's plan was to completely break Dean's spirit so that when he returned to Dean's body, Dean wouldn't fight him again, something he claimed to have worked. Even if a vessel doesn't remember it, they are aware of everything the angel is aware of and can access their memories.
While sharing his body with Michael after making a deal to retain control of his body, Dean was able to use the archangel's strength, invulnerability, teleportation and flight abilities. Dean was even able to display Michael's wings in a manner similar to the way several angels have done in the past.
Although Dean was able to do this through his deal with Michael, when Michael chose to seize full control for himself, Dean was powerless to stop it. While an angel blade kills both the vessel and the possessing angel every time, [15] the archangel blade does not have the same effect, as shown when Nick survived the death of Lucifer.
Sam speculated that the archangel blade was designed to kill the possessing archangel while sparing the vessel however this is only a theory as evidenced by Gabriel's death appearing to killed him and his vessel. Nick was able to remember several of the things Lucifer did while possessing him, leading to nightmares and flashbacks while awake. The term "arterial blood" is nevertheless used to indicate blood high in oxygen , although the pulmonary artery carries "venous blood" and blood flowing in the pulmonary vein is rich in oxygen.
This is because they are carrying the blood to and from the lungs, respectively, to be oxygenated. Blood vessels function to transport blood. In general, arteries and arterioles transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body and its organs , and veins and venules transport deoxygenated blood from the body to the lungs. Blood vessels also circulate blood throughout the circulatory system Oxygen bound to hemoglobin in red blood cells is the most critical nutrient carried by the blood.
In addition to carrying oxygen, blood also carries hormones , waste products and nutrients for cells of the body.
Blood vessels do not actively engage in the transport of blood they have no appreciable peristalsis. Blood is propelled through arteries and arterioles through pressure generated by the heartbeat. The amount of red blood cells present in your vessels has an effect on your health. Hematocrit tests can be performed to calculate the proportion of red blood cells in your blood. Higher proportions result in conditions such as dehydration or heart disease while lower proportions could lead to anemia and long-term blood loss. Blood vessels also transport red blood cells which contain the oxygen necessary for daily activities.
Permeability of the endothelium is pivotal in the release of nutrients to the tissue. It is also increased in inflammation in response to histamine , prostaglandins and interleukins , which leads to most of the symptoms of inflammation swelling, redness, warmth and pain. Arteries—and veins to a degree—can regulate their inner diameter by contraction of the muscular layer. This changes the blood flow to downstream organs, and is determined by the autonomic nervous system. Vasodilation and vasoconstriction are also used antagonistically as methods of thermoregulation. The size of blood vessels is different for each of them.
It ranges from a diameter of about 25 millimeters for the aorta to only 8 micrometers in the capillaries.
This comes out to about a fold range. It is regulated by vasoconstrictors agents that cause vasoconstriction. These include paracrine factors e. Vasodilation is a similar process mediated by antagonistically acting mediators. The most prominent vasodilator is nitric oxide termed endothelium-derived relaxing factor for this reason. The circulatory system uses the channel of blood vessels to deliver blood to all parts of the body. This is a result of the left and right side of the heart working together to allow blood to flow continuously to the lungs and other parts of the body.
Oxygen poor blood enters the right side of the heart through two large veins. Oxygen rich blood from the lungs enters through the pulmonary veins on the left side of the heart into the aorta and then reaches the rest of the body. The capillaries are responsible for allowing the blood to receive oxygen through tiny air sacs in the lungs. This is also the site where carbon dioxide exits the blood. This all occurs in the lungs where blood is oxygenated.
Lymph nodes are located at intervals along the lymphatic system. Despite being actively used as a vessel for the angel Gadreel , Sam was simultaneously possessed by the demon Crowley so that Crowley could alert him to Gadreel's existence and allow him to expel Gadreel from his body. Michael , when he is using the young John Winchester as his vessel, tells Dean: Believe me, I had no interest in popping down here into one of these smelly things. In other projects Wikimedia Commons. In a unique case, Nick , the vessel of the archangel Lucifer , survived Lucifer being killed by an archangel blade.
In the arterial system, this is usually around mmHg systolic high pressure wave due to contraction of the heart and 80 mmHg diastolic low pressure wave. In contrast, pressures in the venous system are constant and rarely exceed 10 mmHg. Vascular resistance occurs where the vessels away from the heart oppose the flow of blood.
Resistance is an accumulation of three different factors: Blood viscosity is the thickness of the blood and its resistance to flow as a result of the different components of the blood. Depending on the health of an individual, the blood viscosity can vary i. Vessel length is the total length of the vessel measured as the distance away from the heart. As the total length of the vessel increases, the total resistance as a result of friction will increase. Vessel radius also affects the total resistance as a result of contact with the vessel wall.
As the radius of the wall gets smaller, the proportion of the blood making contact with the wall will increase. The greater amount of contact with the wall will increase the total resistance against the blood flow.