Iwonder - We do not fully appreciate the gravity of the matter!<br /><br />In one sense gravity is nothing, i.e. no thing:<br /><br />(Job 26:7) . . .He is stretching out the north over the empty place, Hanging the earth upon nothing;<br /><br />Newton, in effect (literally), discovered what that nothing is - as in his laws of motion. Einstein refined and added to Newton's discoveries. We are still learning, of course.<br /><br />As for the shape of the universe that you, and Einstein, alluded to:<br /><br />(Isaiah 40:22) . . .There is One who is dwelling above the circle of the earth, the dwellers in which are as grasshoppers, the One who is stretching out the heavens just as a fine gauze,. . .<br /><br />It would be helpful to imagine our universe as a stretching fine gauze, with expanding threads and filaments.<br /><br />This is what is actually observed - we do not observe curved space-time. We observe effects that Einstein explained with that model. <br /><br />However, we also observe the stretching out stated in Isaiah 40:22 - with varying models notably including dark energy which may or may not be related to gravity in some way - directly or indirectly.<br /><br />A stretching fine gauze would have filaments and threads which could simply stretch or could break and rebound - both would occur in normal stretchable gauze material.<br /><br />Concerning whether bonds among stars would hold fast or break loose:<br /><br />(Job 38:31-33) 31 Can you tie fast the bonds of the Ki´mah constellation, Or can you loosen the very cords of the Ke´sil constellation? 32 Can you bring forth the Maz´za·roth constellation in its appointed time? And as for the Ash constellation alongside its sons, can you conduct them? 33 Have you come to know the statutes of the heavens, Or could you put its authority in the earth?<br /><br />Thankfully, most of the laws, or statutes, of our universe (and perhaps others) do have authority on earth - and this allows scientists to discover and learn about these