reason for presenting these events in this order was probably to group his own personal visions together (chapters 7; 8; 9:20–27; 10:1–12:5). Assuming Daniel was taken captive in 605 B.C. when he was about 15 or 16 years old, he would have been about 67 or 68 years old when he received this vision (see INTRODUCTION—1:1–21; also see outline and notes—1:1–7 for more discussion). No doubt realizing its critical importance, Daniel recorded the vision in great detail. b. In his vision, Daniel saw the