Bill, I realize it's pete you're talking to...and his position you're addressing, not mine.

What I keep noticing is that the hypothetical scenarios you suggest all involve God as if God were a big separate being of some kind, rather than something that's already existing inside all of us. If a deity was a separate being, then it could perhaps manifest as a big voice speaking to everyone out of the sky.

If it's within us, though, I suspect it would speak to us in a much more subtle way through our thoughts and our feelings and emotions...assuming we were inclined to pay proper attention and listen carefully. Usually we are not so inclined, because we're busy doing other stuff.