# 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]])