Elder Russell M. Nelson, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said: “In preparatory times of the Old Testament, the practice of atonement was finite—meaning it had an end. It was a symbolic forecast of the definitive Atonement of Jesus The Christ. His Atonement is infinite—without an end (see 2 Nephi 9:7; 25:16). It was also infinite in that all mankind would be saved from never-ending death. It was infinite in terms of His immense suffering. It was infinite in time, putting an end to the preceding prototype of animal sacrifice. It was infinite in scope—it was to be done once for all (see Hebrews 10:10). And the mercy of the Atonement extends not only to an infinite number of people, but also to an infinite number of worlds created by Him (see Doctrine and Covenants 76:24; Moses 1:33). It was infinite beyond any human scale of measurement or mortal comprehension,
Jesus was the only one who could offer such an infinite Atonement, since He was born of a mortal mother and an immortal Father. Because of that unique birthright, Jesus was an infinite Being.” (“The Atonement,” Ensign, November 1996)
