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CHRIST THE PLUMBLINE Amos 7:7-8: “Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more.” A plumbline is used for measuring the perpendicular position of structures, so it serves as a good type of Christ. When measured against God’s sinless Son, “all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Rom. 3:23) Micah 7:2 is a good reference: “. . . there is none upright among men . . .” That is, all are crooked, leaning too far one way or the other. Coming from ABOVE, like a plumbline, only Christ is the perfect measure. Also see Ephesians 4:13.