Q. Is it true that some angels were (or are) jealous of humans because God gave us souls?
(Submitted by: R. V.)
A. The Bible gives us very little indication of how angels "feel" about anything. There is nothing in the Bible that would indicate angels were jealous of humans for anything.
A movie called "The Prophecy" is based on a fable from thousands of years ago, which claimed that angels became jealous because human beings "took their place" as God's favorites. This fable has no foundation whatsoever in the Bible.
Furthermore, the question you ask contains a basic premise flaw: God has never given human beings "souls". When God created man and breathed the breath of life into him, man BECAME a "living soul".
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." (Genesis 2:7)
This is a common misunderstanding among contemporary Christians, who confuse "soul" and "spirit". And even after understanding this difference, many people erroneously believe that the spirit or the soul is "eternal" or "immortal". This is a complete fallacy. Without God's intervention and the placement of His spirit within us, we are no more "immortal" than is any other mammal or other living creature on this earth.
"In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in his own time--God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen." (1Timothy 6:13-16, NIV)
