What do the two central signs in John's Gospel reveal about Jesus?
The two central signs—healing the impotent man and the man blind from birth—reveal Jesus as the powerful Creator, God over everything. They also show Him addressing sin, tying the miracles together as a picture of Israel's condition and His divine authority.
Les teaches that both of these miracles are right in the middle of the eight signs in John's Gospel, and they both indicate that Jesus was the powerful Creator, God over everything. The healing of the impotent man and the blind man are the only two accounts where sin is mentioned, and they tie together. The blind man was blind from birth, which Les sees as a picture of the nation of Israel, who never fully enjoyed the promises. This sign, like the others, points to Jesus' divine authority over creation and His role as Messiah.