# Connecting Statement:

The angel finishes speaking to John about the prostitute and the beast.

# is

Here "is" stands for "represents." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# the great city that rules

When it says that the city rules, it means that the leader of the city rules. Alternate translation: "the great city whose leader rules" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])