Funny this post referred to the beasts of the bible adnd when I came to this page to answer there were 666 users online the biblical mark of the beast interseting!
I think not being brought up in christianity along with your alternative *wink* knowledge would make you a perfect candidate for understanding the depths of the bible. On a symbolic level I see all religious texts that I have read as representing the same ideas concerning the evolution of man from beast (fallen adam)on earth to man of high spiritual nature (god)in heaven. Jesus actually says that man does not have the knowledge that he is god. Most skip over that part though.
You will probably pick up on the spiritual side which is what the bible actually stresses over the fading material world. My last dream posted today had a vesica piscis in it by the way.