Because the church had continued to drink up the waters of Babylon, it had become ruined, corrupted, and worthless (13:7), being good for nothing (13:10), which was to be cast away and destroyed (13:14).
Dahil ang iglesya ay nagpatuloy na uminom ng tubig ng Babilonia, ito ay naging wasak, bulok at walang halaga (13:7), na hindi napapakinabangan sa anuman (13:10), na dapat na itapon at lipulin (13:14).