- Who
- Daniel, recounting a night vision
- To
- Jewish exiles under Babylon and Persia
- Where
- Babylon, 6th century BC
- When
- Daniel's apocalyptic vision of heaven's courtroom
Why:John frames the whole Apocalypse with Daniel's coming Son of Man — now identified as the risen Jesus.
Context:Jesus' favorite self-title, 'Son of Man,' comes from this vision. Revelation declares his future arrival in glory.
