10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while.
11 Concerning the beast who was, and is not, he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to destruction.
Yep, the beast is a king. Every king there ever was ... was a man.
That might well change if computers take control. Read those same scriptures with an open mind, and consider what could possibly cause the beast to have control over all finances.