Question: As of which earthly date do the Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus Christ has been ruling in heaven as king, a date they believe was prophesied in Scripture, resulting in God's selection of Bible Students associated with the early 20th century Christian restorationist minister from Pittsburgh and founder?

<P0-S0> Christian fundamentalism began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among British and American Protestants as a reaction to theological liberalism and cultural modernism. <P0-S1>  Fundamentalists argued that 19th-century modernist theologians had misinterpreted or rejected certain doctrines, especially biblical inerrancy, that they viewed as the fundamentals of the Christian faith. <P0-S2>  Fundamentalists are almost always described as having a literal interpretation of the Bible. <P0-S3>  A few scholars regard Catholics who reject modern theology in favor of more traditional doctrines as fundamentalists. <P0-S4>  Scholars debate how much the terms "evangelical" and "fundamentalist" are synonymous. <P0-S5>  In keeping with traditional Christian doctrines concerning biblical interpretation, the role Jesus plays in the Bible, and the role of the church in society, fundamentalists usually believe in a core of Christian beliefs that include the historical accuracy of the Bible and all its events as well as the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. <SEP> <P1-S0> The eschatology of Jehovah's Witnesses is central to their religious beliefs. <P1-S1>  They believe that Jesus Christ has been ruling in heaven as king since 1914 (a date they believe was prophesied in Scripture), and that after that time a period of cleansing occurred, resulting in God's selection of the Bible Students associated with Charles Taze Russell to be his people in 1919. <P1-S2>  They also believe the destruction of those who reject their message and thus willfully refuse to obey God will shortly take place at Armageddon, ensuring that the beginning of the new earthly society will be composed of willing subjects of that kingdom. <SEP> <P2-S0> Charles Taze Russell (February 16, 1852 – October 31, 1916), or Pastor Russell, was an American early 20th century Christian restorationist minister from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and founder of what is now known as the Bible Student movement. <P2-S1>  After his death, Jehovah's Witnesses and numerous independent Bible Student groups developed from this base. <SEP> <P3-S0> Jehovah's Witnesses had its origins in the Bible Student movement, which developed in the United States in the 1870s among followers of Christian Restorationist minister Charles Taze Russell. <P3-S1>  Bible Student missionaries were sent to England in 1881 and the first overseas branch was opened in London in 1900. <P3-S2>  The group took on the name International Bible Students Association and by 1914 it was also active in Canada, Germany, Australia and other countries. <P3-S3>  The movement split into several rival organizations after Russell's death in 1916, with one—led by Russell's successor, Joseph "Judge" Rutherford—retaining control of both his magazine, "The Watch Tower", and his legal and publishing corporation, the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.