Why do I suspect that if the 1998 observations had shown the expansion of the universe slowing down, you'd have a Bible verse or two predicting that? If the observations had shown a contraction, that would have been OK too. There's something in there, somewhere.
If all of science is already in there, you'd expect them to be a bit more welcoming to our belated discovery of what they say they've always known.
Actually there is a verse that says at the end of time, He will roll up the heavens like a scroll, so yes, I would probably say, "it's started". But that's only in there twice and there's something like 16 verses that say He "stretched" or "stretches" the heavens,
So your point is valid. Neither a current expansion, stasis, or contratraction would necessary contradict the scriptures. However, it is notable that the scriptures don't claim a "universe forever in stasis". It did have a beginning and will have an end.