And now, behold,
I will testify unto you of myself
that these things are true.
Behold, I say unto you, that
I do know that Christ shall come
among the children of men,
to take upon him
the transgressions of his people,
and that he shall atone
for the sins of the world;
for the Lord God hath spoken it.
For it is expedient that
an atonement should be made;
for according to
the great plan of the Eternal God
there must be an atonement made,
or else all mankind must unavoidably perish;
yea, all are hardened;
yea, all are fallen and are lost,
and must perish except it be
through the atonement which
it is expedient should be made.
For it is expedient that
there should be a great and last sacrifice;
yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast,
neither of any manner of fowl;
for it shall not be a human sacrifice;
but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice.
Therefore, it is expedient that
there should be a great and last sacrifice,
and then shall there be,
or it is expedient there should be,
a stop to the shedding of blood;
then shall the law of Moses be fulfilled;
yea, it shall be all fulfilled, every jot and tittle,
and none shall have passed away.
And behold,
this is the whole meaning of the law,
every whit pointing to
that great and last sacrifice;
and that great and last sacrifice
will be the Son of God,
yea, infinite and eternal.
And thus he shall bring salvation
to all those who shall believe on his name;
this being the intent of this last sacrifice,
to bring about the bowels of mercy,
which overpowereth justice,
and bringeth about means unto men
that they may have faith unto repentance.
(Alma 34:8-10 & 13-15)