# 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/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# the great city that has power to rule
The city having power to rule is a metonym for the leader of the city having power to rule. Alternate translation: "the great city whose leader has power to rule" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])