en_tn_lite_do_not_use/rev/17/18.md

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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)