John the Baptist foreshadowed Father’s FIRST WORK through Jesus the MAN, under the "Elijah anointing" to prepare the way which served to "open the door" into the Holy Place (Soul) for the Comforter to perform the SECOND WORK.
Jesus foreshadowed Father’s GREATER WORK through the CHRIST, under the "GODHEAD anointing" consisting of Father, His firstfruit Sons and His HOLY SPIRIT which served to OPEN the DOOR into the Most Holy Place for Father to fill the earth (Body) with His GLORY.
The SECOND WORK "binds up the brokenhearted" by repairing the breach. As the COMFORTER removes the veil, we become "aware" of this breach and mourn, longing to "bind up" the broken 3-cord strand of –Father, Bridegroom and Bride– and work with the SPIRIT to restore Our Father’s House that fell when it was "divided against itself". The SECOND WORK "opens the door" for His Glory to FILL our earth, first the corn (Spirit), then the ear (Spirit and Soul), then the FULL corn in the ear (Spirit, Soul and Body). As He brings many Sons to GLORY by His SECOND WORK, this Unity brings the GREATER WORKS WE SHALL DO of opening every door and setting every captive free until ALL the earth is FILLED with the Glory of Our Father.
As for "signs", a wise man "discerns" their spiritual meaning, viewing them as a "parable" or a lower example of a HIGHER TRUTH. This "exercises our senses" as we progress in levels of maturity from children to fathers. There remains varying levels of maturity among His many members until His "measure" rises in each of us and leavens the whole lump. Mature sons move from being distracted by the signs to discerning the spiritual TRUTH behind them, thus moving from man’s lower ground to Our Father’s higher ground. If our attention gets diverted and we veer off the path, LOVE NEVER FAILS. TRUTH loves His lost sheep and sends the Spirit of Truth to seek them out. Those who love TRUTH will return because they KNOW His voice.
Just SHARIng!