Maybe it was his "god", the father of lies, the fallen angel who is called satan.
Others like Son of Sam have had voices whispering in their ears, too.
****In the brief, DSS referred to Poutre as having "the least amount of brain function that a person can have and still be considered alive." The agency further stated that, within a week of her hospitalization on Sept. 11, the girl was diagnosed as having a stroke of "the entire right side and most of the left side of her brain. As a result of both brain injuries, the child has no hope of any meaningful recovery," according to the brief filed by DSS General Counsel Virginia A. Peel.****
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http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1139302651183400.xml&coll=1
It would certainly seem that the Bent One can also use that channel to communicate with God's children. C. S. Lewis talked about it a good deal. He also managed to convey -- though only with difficulty -- the very moment when God spoke to him and brought him to his knees (if I may attempt to quote from memory), "the most dejected convert in all of England."