Thanks for your thoughts! I would tend to agree with your line of thinking. I mean, I'm not a believer in God.. but to me it makes sense that if God exists, God created the Devil or Satan or whatever and everything else, so it wouldn't be so.. Chaotic in my opinion as many would think, but an intentional sort of thing.
Funny you mention the beast potentially being the internet, the post that I just made right after this one.. Suggests something similar, that maybe the internet is some kind of alien or machinist creature that is preying on us.
I stumbled on an interview with David Bowie where when he is asked if the internet is just a tool, he claims it's an alien.. In a kind of light, but also very serious and firm way.. It's interesting to think about.
https://steemit.com/conspiracy/@apolymask/is-the-internet-an-alien